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Whats your own relationship withFifty Shades of Grey?I kinda skimmed it for the naughty bits.
I probably didnt dive in there as much as I could have.
But I recognize its probably been a fun thing for people to have.
One of things I liked about this movie washow much wine the characters drank in every scene.
We readBeowulfand it was interesting to see why that stood the test of time.
As you might tell by that answer, it was a far more serious book club than most.
I think you need a leader who everybody respects is going to keep this thing going.
You have a big tap-dance scene in the movie.
Then I never did it again until our movie, so there have been decades-old gaps in my tapping.
Doing it for our movie actually made me realize that I actually do like doing it.
Part of it stayed in my body, waiting for me to do it again.
Theres something about tap that my body just loves and understands.
I know you also play the accordion.
Is that in any way a transferable skill to tap-dancing?Its funny you ask that.
We put a floor in there thats nice to tap on and a big mirror.
I go in there to play my accordion so I dont drive my husband [Ted Danson] crazy.
He says he loves it, and he really does love it.
I make mistakes and I start again, and I make mistakes and I start again.
The accordion, its three different things at once, right?
Buttons on the left, in and out, and keys on the right.
I put on my tap shoes and did a fourth thing, all at the same time.
It was extremely satisfying.
Hes slept through everybody in the club except for Candice Bergen.
Onscreen, by the way.
I was going to say, maybe in real life, too!Definitely not.
I want to be real clear about that.
Definitely not in real life.
I wouldve heard about it.
I think these people really love each other but hes going through a dark night of the soul.
Hes kind of lost his direction and he doesnt know what life is supposed to be for him.
He needs to pick up an accordion and some tap shoes and hell be okay.
At any age the business can say Guess what?
Which brings me to what I love about a movie.
When people talk about us, Ive noticed this whole phrase, and they dont say it about men.
They say women of a certain age.
They dont say men of a certain age.
You never hear that.
Its a woman of a certain age.
I think its suppose to be a compliment, but my feeling is, lets use our ages.
It tells the truth about our lives: In my case, I am 65.
The certain age, its dangerous because … How old are you?
You should try it?
Definitely.Has someone said it to you recently?
Do not go gently into that good night.
At the moment Im writing music for an animated film.
I said yes to it, instead of being, Oh no, I cant do that.
Either you dont exist, or you have Alzheimers.
