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. – Parker Posey
There are so few movies that still cast on chemistry. Now it’s often, like, this person’s movies make this amount of money, and this person’s movie makes that amount of money, so let’s put them together. – Parker Posey
I had dreams of conehead aliens when I was little. Before ‘Saturday Night Live’ did it. And then they came out with them, and I went on to be a glorified extra in the movie. When everyone else was laughing, I was scared. – Parker Posey
It’s really weird to be taken seriously for what you’re wearing. It makes me want to wear a uniform. – Parker Posey
I really like this trend of songwriting that is honest and intelligent and serious and longing. – Parker Posey
They’re like a weird couple. If you were to personify the artichoke and the oyster, they would have a great date. They would totally get along. – Parker Posey
There have been periods of my career that I haven’t worked for a really long time, like seven or eight months. – Parker Posey
I work with directors who haven’t had the experience of being on sets as much as I have. I feel like, in a way, if it’s an independent movie, I can teach the crew to kind of relax, or create a vibe. It really is about a vibe. – Parker Posey
I just want to balance myself holistically and see what different foods do what to me. – Parker Posey
I wonder if people who see ‘Blade’ will have even seen my other movies. But I don’t want all my movies to be in a vacuum. I need a balance because one pays, and the other doesn’t. – Parker Posey
There are roles out there and women out there that are fascinating to me, and there are things in our culture that I see that I want to express. It’s my passion to express that. – Parker Posey
It was just such a demeaning thing to do, being in silent movies. They’d call you up and tell you, ‘Hey, jump off this building!’ and they’d give you a hundred bucks, and you’d do it. – Parker Posey
I find myself listening to Talk Talk on repeat while I’m doing gardening in upstate New York. Their music is so languid, and I just love his voice. – Parker Posey
I make a lot of soups, and I love stews. My mother’s a big foodie. She went to culinary school in New Orleans and has an oyster-artichoke soup recipe that has no cream in it but it tastes so creamy. – Parker Posey
Sometimes I go to movies, and it’s just a bombardment, and I’m not entertained by them – I’m assaulted by them! And I know I sound like such a drama queen, but I find that really strange. – Parker Posey
They love putting me in the ‘indie queen’ box. I had some high standards in my 20s that I don’t have anymore. – Parker Posey
As an artist, you’re always going to be yearning and wanting and never satisfied. I never feel like I’ve really achieved something. – Parker Posey
You can get money and make a really cheap movie. You can, from independent financers who are just giving you money to support artists. This is what was happening in the ’90s, and I was very fortunate to be a part of that. – Parker Posey