Some great new interviews with Mary have come online where she talks about SMASHED which is out in theaters in New York and L.A. starting today. If you live in L.A., they’ll be a Q&A session with the cast. More info about it here. The film will also slowly be rolling out in several other cities. Click here to view when it’ll be released in your area. If the film does well at the box office this weekend, the film could expand nationwide.
Time.com has named Mary an Oscar contender. Click on the link to read the full interview:
You play a very convincing drunk. How did you train?
I didn’t grow up around anyone who was an alcoholic, and I’ve never had any issues with alcohol. So I went to a lot of AA meetings. I found out how much I related to alcoholics’ struggles—to look into the mirror and recognize your faults, to try to love yourself.
“Everything about it. Mainly just the way the characters were drawn so well. They were all so fully flushed out, so real, so complex. They were all just so human. That was the main thing to me that was exciting.”
And finally, here’s some of her interview with Indiewire:
Did you feel like you had to prove something in taking “Smashed” on?
I felt like I had to prove something to myself, because I think like a lot of actors I sat around for years and years going, “Man! If I could just get that role that showcases what I could do, then everything would change.” But I was so complacent about it. I wasn’t really doing anything to make sure that happened. So by the time this time in my career rolled around, I was ready to just go out there and do it for myself. It wasn’t really about showcasing something for other people anymore. It was just to the point where I wasn’t feeling good about what I was doing. Not that I wasn’t happy to have the jobs that I had, and the work that I had — I was very grateful and happy to do it — but I wasn’t feeling like I was stretching as an actor, or growing as a person, so I felt like I needed to do something just for myself. Just to prove that I could stretch beyond my perceived limitations.
Since “Smashed” played at Sundance, you’ve been courting this amazing wealth of buzz. Has it had an effect on your career? Do casting directors see you differently?
I think it’s slowing shifting. People are slowly seeing the movie, but not everyone has seen it yet. I mean my hope is that a lot of young filmmakers will see it and be inspired to make more films like this and, you know, will want to work with me, because that’s really who I want to work with — kind of new interesting people who are forging their own vision and want to sort of go on their own road in this industry. That was why I took this film to begin with, was to try and get in that world.I feel like the industry is sort of changing and there’s got to be a sort of revolution happening, and I want to be a part of that. I’d like to do a lot more small, performance focused films.
Time.com also named Mary an Oscar contender. Click on the link to read the full interview:
You play a very convincing drunk. How did you train?
I didn’t grow up around anyone who was an alcoholic, and I’ve never had any issues with alcohol. So I went to a lot of AA meetings. I found out how much I related to alcoholics’ struggles—to look into the mirror and recognize your faults, to try to love yourself.
“Everything about it. Mainly just the way the characters were drawn so well. They were all so fully flushed out, so real, so complex. They were all just so human. That was the main thing to me that was exciting.”