Given Sally Field’s accomplished career on the screen and stage, she’s definitely got an important perspective when it comes to her scenes. And It took us a moment, me a moment, to find the words that felt authentic to who the Marilyn character is within the film. Let’s improvise, let’s figure it out.’ Because I think in this coming out moment, it was written… to me there was something off. Although she clearly has very strong emotions about what it means to parent a LGBTQ+ child, partly thanks to her own personal experience.Įven within that though, there were times when I’d say ‘Something is wrong here. And as such, Sally Field had to keep her feelings as a queer ally to the side when working on Spoiler Alert. The primary job of an actor is to disappear into their role and become a different person. I’m playing this person, with this son, with this husband. I have very strong feelings about that, but I have to put all of that out of my head. And I certainly have very strong feelings about the parents who shut their kids out and leave them to the elements, literally sometimes. My task as an actor is certainly to bring my own emotional life into it, and I have experience with that in my own son finally talking to me about being gay. I can’t have my own personal thoughts or opinions or weight in anything. When you do a piece you just have to play allegiance ot the craft in front of you. I have to keep all of that thought out of my head.

Specifically, if she felt the importance of playing a mother who is wholly accepting of her queer son after he came out. As you can see in the video above, I asked the iconic Sally Field about her process of bringing her role to life. I had the privilege of speaking with the cast and Ausiello himself about working on bringing this true story to life. Much like Michael Ausiello’s memoir Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies, the upcoming movie adaptation starring Jim Parsons is a deeply touching story that is sure to touch the hearts of many.

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