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Jitney buses that were chartered by the Committee for a Green South Fork and sponsored by both Corcoran and Prudential. At the meeting, prior to the vote, both Southampton Councilman Chris Nuzzi and Councilwoman Anna Throne-Holst objected to the aboveground power lines and poles, and asked that they be buried. In addition, a letter from NYS Assemblyman Fred Thiele of Sag Harbor was read, stating that the only acceptable way to do this project is 100% under-
spent 23 years at the New Yorker, what her favorite movie roles were, Lange said she most enjoyed portraying the women who were “larger than life”—big characters, from Edith Beale to Carley in Blue Sky to Frances Farmer, for which she won an Oscar. “I love the ups and downs of these characters, because there is so much you can do with them,” she said. “In Blue Sky, working with director Tony Richardson was so great because he was an actor I really could trust, and there were no boundaries.” Citing her other roles as Blanche Dubois and Mary Tyrone, she added, “I like playing women who are basically holding on by a thread, and yet there is steel in them, somewhere — they are survivors. I like mad people.” McGrath laughed, telling Lange, “I think you’re different, and quite centered, as a solid Minnesota girl. So I guess you must study these women.” He also noted that in addition to Grey Gardens, Lange is starring in another new film, Bonneville, which just opened in theaters on February 29. She stars as one of three leading women, along with her friends Kathy Bates and Joan Allen, who take a road trip. “We usually see male road movies, but this is unique in that these are three mature women, and it’s a portrait of their friendship,” said Lange. “It’s a very subtle film, with no violence, and my character is grieving for her dead husband.” Lange added that since it’s not a typical male-driven film, “If women want to take their husbands, tell them it’s about a car — a Bonneville.” McGrath teased Lange about how she got started in the movie business. “People from Minnesota become ice fishermen, not actors. How did you get started?” he asked.
Lange explained that as an art student in college she joined some fellow photographers on a jaunt to Europe, where she studied mime and street theater in Paris. Upon her return to New York City, she took classes at the Actor’s Studio, while waitressing at the famous Lion’s Head Restaurant. Her first film was also a memorable one — the remake of King Kong in 1976. This led to a bit part in All That Jazz, and then to her famous, steamy role in The Postman Also Rings Twice with Jack Nicholson. With her next Oscar-winning roles in Frances and Tootsie, which were only her third and fourth movies, Lange commented, “During the 1980s, there was a plethora of wonderful leading roles for women. All my friends and I had great opportunities back then — we were all starring in great movies during that era.” It was during the filming of Frances that she met her husband, Sam Shephard, and had three children. She also starred in the films Country, Sweet Dreams and Rob Roy, and in the stage productions of Long Days Journey into the Night and Streetcar Named Desire. Lange said one of the hardest parts of her job is coming to the end of a role. “When you spend all the time studying and learning a character, and then you play her for 20 weeks, when you come to the final performance, you feel that you’ve lost someone,” she said. “I go through a period of grieving — of physically missing these people. For example, I wanted to play Blanche DuBois forever — she was my kind of character.” The New York Times Center will be having additional talks with renowned actors, including Helen Mirren. For more information, visit www.timestalks.com.
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so interesting, to become someone else, so completely. It was also the first time I ever wore prosthesis — I had such a good time.” Lange credited her co-star, Drew Barrymore, for being “amazing as Little Edie,” and the movie’s writer and director, Michael Sucsy, for his talent. “He grew up on Long Island, and has a great insight and feeling for these people who lived there,” she said. In the film Grey Gardens, which captures the bizarre lives of Big and Little Edie Beale living in a dilapidated old house in East Hampton overrun with cats, Lange also explained that she sang for the first time in her life. “I actually sang several songs in the movie, including ‘We Belong Together,’ and Big Edie’s version of ‘Tea for Two,’” she said. “Drew and I also do a soft shoe dance. I have never had so much fun.” When asked by Chip McGrath, who formerly
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