As her new film is released, Nicole Holofcener talks about writing in the houses of Mike White and Ben Affleck, and why it’s “exhausting wanting people to like me”
, Louis-Dreyfus is a natural when it comes to Holofcener’s impeccable dialogue. After all, the auteur’s scripts are rich in observations we wish we could elucidate in our everyday lives. InWalking and Talking
, it’s informing your clingy BFF, “You’re gonna get sick of me one day, and you’re gonna have no friends left.” The lines are sharp, tightly constructed, and yet entirely natural – they inhabit that sweet spot between underwritten and overwritten. And, to paraphraseMoreover, Holofcener’s characters feel fleshed out, even if few biographical details are revealed. Is it because she writes with confidence that oozes into the films via osmosis? “Yeah, it is,” she says.
On the side, Holofcener directs TV shows , and has penned pilots that went nowhere. One was developed with Sharon Horgan, another was cancelled due to perceived similarities with, a show she adores. “Making a TV show is too much work for not enough payoff, so I’ve stopped trying. I don’t have it in me anymore.” Another missed chance was Holofcener dropping out of directingin Canada, due to her son having trouble at school in LA. “I had to bail. It was very embarrassing and I felt terrible.
Holofcener is unsure what she’ll write next, but it’ll presumably be funny. Does the director ever get tired of being funny? “No, because that’s inherently how I write. When Beth and Don are on the street and he says, ‘I love you,’ and she says, ‘Oh, well, then, never mind’ – that’s a laugh, but it’s a really serious scene. It’s something I would probably say.” I clarify that I was asking about her as a person, not a screenwriter.
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