Parker Posey
Parker Posey
Parker Christian Poseyis an American actress and musician. Making her feature debut in Richard Linklater's 1993 cult hit Dazed and Confused, she became known during the 1990s after a series of roles in independent films such as Party Girland The House of Yesthat gained her the nickname "Queen of the Indies". She later played improvisational roles in the Christopher Guest mockumentaries Best in Show, A Mighty Windand For Your Consideration. Her other film appearances include You've Got Mail, Scream 3,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth8 November 1968
CityBaltimore, MD
CountryUnited States of America
Being an indie queen, people think I have all these choices. Like I've just been sitting around waiting for the best indie film that I deem acceptable.
Time is weird in your twenties. It's intense, and you feel like it's running out. But you'll get to thirty and see you are still here on the planet.
The studios insisted that only stars could make movies successful. And that was the real disappointment of the time. You'd see great writer-directors in the '90s becoming part of a system where financiers and movie stars could change the material. I came along just before all that happened.
Pop songs now, they're about the aftermath of love.
You know, it's a really adult thing, for some people, to choose to not be with the one that you love.
In the '90s, indie movies could get financing, because financers gave money straight to directors... Now it's a different system. Indie movies got co-opted by the studio system.
It's overshadowed, the art. We're in a really argumentative, black-and-white-thinking culture right now. There's not a lot of time to take things in.
I like bears. I like bear people. I like bear-type men.
I haven't seen a bear in person. I've seen deer. I have lots of woodchucks on my property. And bluebirds. Foxes.
It felt really good to kind of find my voice and say stuff, and to be funny, hopefully.
I've done a lot of crafts in my day. I learned how to do pottery, yoga... and I just wanted to share and talk and write.
I ran to Rachel [Comey]'s show and on the way I found a potted tree - an umbrella tree - on the street. I always think things are going to be way more intimate than they are and there aren't going to be a lot of people around. I don't know why I think this. I'm always shocked at what a hoopla things are. They were like, 'Hurry up.' So I put the tree down and I see Rachel and she's like, 'Hurry up, sit down.'
I utilize myself a lot more fully now. You get older so you have a lot more experience.
I liked being able to portray a woman at this particular age and at this point in her life.