- Title: FJ-HRN-2909
- Summary: Debra Messing: HRN-2909 Nothing Like the Holidays
- Description:13:45:35 - Sound Bite: Debra Messing Friends yes most of my high school friends are still there um but my family have sense moved away 13:45:55 - AO2.HRN-2909 In: 13.45.55 Out:13.46.23 Sound Bite: Debra Messing Oh my memories of Rhode Island in the blizzard you know the white Christmases hot coco sledging to me thats it its a little strange being out here in California and it being 92 degrees yea yea. 13:46:28 - Sound Bite: Debra Messing No well Ive you know it the character is something that I played before Ive functioned that way in a story before um and that really interested me um I was very excited about being in first film that really showed and centers it attention on a Latino family 13:46:58 - Sound Bite: Debra Messing Yes yes a major holiday film where its a Latina family and its shown very authentically and um I wanted to be apart of that and the cast the cast is just sick Alfred Molina who Im officially in love with John Legzuiamo Louie Guizman Elizabeth Pena Freddy Rodriguez and the list just goes on and on and on and it was like being in a room playing professional ping pong everyday it was so much fun to be ensemble um I just think I just think the script it really great 13:47:49 - Sound Bite: Debra Messing Yeah I call it a dramady I call it a holiday dramady you will absolutely laugh your gonna hear great music you will leave feeling like you cant wait to spend the holidays with your family there are real life issues that are contended which I think roots and grounds the film and makes it more universal thats the thing I got from this film was you know I thought it was I learned so much from the Puerto Rican Culture I didnt know what a ? was however at the end of the day it was just so clear its sort of irrelevant it doesnt if your matter if your Irish or Italian Cuban or what have you its like the holidays is the same for everyone the holiday is the same for everybody everybody is anxious about going home and being together a little dread and little scared when things go south (talks) yes yes yes (talks) well you know Im Jewish you know I feel like we are loud and passionate and I think everybody can see themselves when they watch this film 13:49:18 - Sound Bite: Debra Messing Very very much yes its you know the core of a main conflict a culture clash and what the cultures focus on you know trying not to judge I think thats what interested me I didnt I was trying I was playing the audience and also to be playing this part where I am obviously on the outside I was able to show her point of view and make it understandable as well as their point of view so nobody looks like a villain
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/2008
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 2000s
- File Name: FJ-HRN-2909