Who knows if they suspected it? But they certainly never said anything. Your parents really never knew the truth before they passed away? But it was a “fact” listed on Wikipedia that lived uncorrected online for a long time. One detail that was interesting to hear about was that you never let your parents know that you didn’t graduate college. That also proved not only can you do that stuff, but the world isn’t going to end if you actually say what you want or think. I had never spent any time around a woman who moves through the world like that, where she feels very comfortable saying what she thinks, what she wants and also seeing that nobody’s reacting. Because I would never have said something like that without “I’m sorry, would you mind?” But Susan never uses qualifiers before what she says, and that’s my goal. In fact, 10 years ago, Susan Sarandon and I were doing a photo shoot for the 20th anniversary of Thelma & Louise, and we stepped onto the set and in unison, we said, “Could you raise the camera, please?” And I was like, “Oh, I’ve finally become you,”. Geena Davis: I’m definitely much better at it. Do you feel like you’ve gotten to a place where you’ve been able to prioritize your own feelings? Vanity Fair: The title really encompasses your personality throughout the book and the way you tried to placate other people’s emotions over the years. Writing the book meant combing through her most uncomfortable on-set experiences, including Bill Murray asking her to demonstrate a massage device called “the Thumper,” and reliving childhood traumas to spill them on the page. “I’ve been collecting notes for at least 10 years about the things that I might want to mention in a book,” Davis tells Vanity Fair over Zoom from her couch in Los Angeles. Whether she was playing tough-as-nails softball star Dottie in A League of Their Own, emotionally abused housewife turned outlaw Thelma in the iconic buddy-comedy road trip film Thelma & Louise, or eccentric dog trainer Muriel in The Accidental Tourist, she is a scene-stealer beloved for her unconventional appeal.īeyond acting, Davis has flourished in other areas, as a proponent of feminism and outspoken voice during the #MeToo movement, even founding an institute focused on fostering gender parity in media.īut the 66-year-old actor’s latest project is something completely different: a memoir titled Dying of Politeness, a collection of reflective essays that detail how her New England upbringing shaped her life and career in Hollywood, and the challenges that came with her success. As the star of some of Hollywood’s most memorable cinematic masterpieces, Geena Davis has remained unforgettable.
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