flattering at the same time. But no, I don’t think anybody ever expects
that.better lifestyle, all across the board.
How do you deal with false stories about yourself? Just ignore it. I mean it’s not based in any reality so there’s no use in putting any energy into phantom dramas.
Would you rather have the Rachel haircut for the rest of your life or shave your head? Shave my head once? Have the Rachel haircut for the rest of my life?! Shave my head once. Definitely.
How did you make the transition into movies, with The Good Girl? I owe all the gratitude to Miguel Arteta and Mike White, who thought, ‘What an exciting thing, to take this girl from here and put her in this?’ Miguel kept saying that it was a character that was doing unlikeable things, so there had to be a likeability. He thought it would be a nice fit for us, so I got to play Justine. It was one of those things that allowed a little pivot of people’s perspective, which I was really grateful for. All I’d been doing, up to that point, was comedy. And how did you get involved with ‘Friends with Money’ and Nicole Holofcener? I actually knew Nicole from my friend, the wonderful Catherine Keener. We’d been on camping trips and just had a lot of fun social gatherings together. One camping trip, in particular, she was stuck behind a computer the whole time, and it turned out she was writing ‘Friends with Money’. And then, she asked me to be in it.
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Tell us about working with Ben Stiller on ‘Along Came Polly’. Ben is so funny and great and we had great times together and he’s extremely serious and very focussed and, you know, this is, it’s serious work even though it’s quite funny. Ben was also on ‘Friends’, he had an episode, and at the time we had the same manager I think. So I knew him sort of personally a little bit but then that was our real first time and now we’re still friends to this day.
What do you loves about your ‘Horrible Bosses’ character Dr Julia Harris? Well what would you not love about playing this character? Just being completely irreverent and out of your mind without one bit of an apology. It’s like an actor’s dream. It’s extremely fun and quite silly and, you know, when you have no boundaries and you can just go as far as you want, it’s pretty fun.
What are you like as a boss running your own production company? I think I’m a great boss. And I’ve been with the same gang for about 12 years now so that’s sort of proof that we’re all loving each other.
How do you feel about watching yourself on screen? I don’t squirm and get ‘Oooh, I can’t watch myself.’ I actually learn from my mistakes, so I like to watch. You can study it almost. ‘Oh, good to know!’
What about being papped while you’re shooting a movie? It’s a real distraction and it’s a real hassle. It’s just one of those
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What else would you like to achieve in your career? Oh I’m just starting. I mean I wouldn’t know where to begin. There’s so much.
Are you happy with your life? My life is a happy life. It’s a choice.
things that’s unfortunately out of anybody’s control. You just have to hope you can get through a take where they don’t ruin it by screaming something, or using their flashbulbs during a take, if you’re doing a night shoot. When you’re out there being quite vulnerable and emoting, having these animals over there, to the left and right of you, is disheartening. Even if it’s a lighter performance, but especially with a harder one, it’s an added challenge. It’s not something they teach you or warn you about. You’re out there and it’s like, ‘Oh, cr-p, that’s happening,’ and you still have to do your job.
Would you ever like to make a Bollywood movie? Absolutely, especially those dance numbers at the end - it would be fantastic.
Do you have a nickname? I don’t have a nickname – Jen? That’s it. But that’s just like a shortening of my name. Although in high school I was…not going to happen. It’s quite embarrassing. Well, there was a lot of Jen, Jennifers in my grade so we all had different names. So I was Jenebean and then I was Jojen.
Would you rather have a big night on the town or a quiet night in? Quiet night in.
Are you still as passionate about acting as when you first started? Oh my God, my passion grows from moment to moment, every day.
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