Eww. They Aren't Major Stars...

This is what my boss said when I told her some of the names of the actresses I would love to get for my film.

My boss has just recently raised a few million dollars to produce a film. For her it's all about the "big names." It doesn't matter if the actor would be hugely miscast and twenty years too young for the part. I know this is how the business works- at least that's how it is for the major studios. But look at how many wonderful independent films get made and often feature a cast of relatively unknowns. People had no idea who Scarlett Johansson was when Manny and Lo came out (a personal favorite of mine).

My script that I am trying to produce revolves around a group of women on Broadway who just happen to be in their 60's and 70's. For the most part I have my ideal cast in mind. The real issue will be whether or not I will be able to get to these people and or convince them to do a film with a small budget.

So this brings me back to my boss who asked about my film and then she wanted to know who I was thinking about for the leads. When I told her I would love to get people like Blythe Danner, Carol Burnett and Rita Moreno- she proceeded to make an awkward and unattractive face and then uttered the line from the title of this email.

First I felt like kicking her in the tuckus and telling her these women have far more talent than any of the two-bit, talentless actors she was considering for her project. But I would like to think that I am a woman of tact and...Okay, who am I kidding. I can't afford to bite the hand that feeds me at this point. I'm barely being fed to begin with- you cut off my supply and people suffer. Namely a wild unruly bunch of felines that I live with it. Actually, it's more like they live with me. You know cats- you don't own them they own you. But I digress (what else is new?).....