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
I've gotten to portray things in [Christopher Guest's] movies that I wouldn't have in others.
Sometimes you're not in the best environment. Sometimes you're not speaking the same language and it's not a good place to work. It's a lot to give, actually. And for not a lot of money.
I think Jesse Eisenberg is such a great writer. He was a great director and really tough.
I did do a presentation pilot with Jesse Eisenberg and he's wonderful. He's such a great writer. He directed me and he wrote these wonderful scripts and we're waiting to hear if marketers and advertisers think that an audience wants to look at a bad mom and her 10-year-old son in a show.
I'm a grown-up and I'm a creative person so I should try to give something to that and see what I can make with that. And not sit around listening to people be like, 'You really should be on an HBO show. You'd be great on an Amazon series.' You're like, 'Thank you, okay. I don't have any offers.'
I don't know what's going on with new media and digital stuff. It's all changing.
You're talking to someone, to a reader, and you get to express in the way you want to. And you get to play with it. It's kind of like acting, but it's on paper.
I think movies are now like going to a museum and seeing the latest exhibit - people just aren't going. It really is a dying art form. It feels frustrating.
I sold my apartment this year. It's like, Wow, this is where the arts are now.
Chris Guest has his own form. It's a way of working that is really intense and you can commit a lot and you focus a lot. You get to bring a lot. You get to bring things maybe you haven't seen before. You're asked to care a great deal for these people who you're playing and create heart and empathy.
As an actor in these movies you get to fill up something so much, to its capacity, and once you get there you're like a horse running onto the racetrack.
You're making a fantasy. You're making something real out of a fantasy. And then it no longer exists. It's heartbreaking to leave behind. I was devastated after Waiting for Guffman. I had never gotten so close to people I've worked with.
My first lead role was probably 'Party Girl' in 1994.
With Dazed and Confused I got the high school experience I didn't get to have. So you do create families and homes. You're projecting and it's your job. The amount of time and headspace and thought it takes on your psyche is huge. It's exhausting, yeah. And it's exhausting but it's also great.