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Former first lady Nancy Reagan isnt worried about Jane Fonda playing her in The Butler, according to the actress.
"I know that she was happy that I was doing it, and I sent some questions to her that she answered, Fonda said Sunday after receiving the Los Angeles Press Club's Visionary Award, Variety reports.
Hoping to portray Reagan accurately, Fonda reached out with questions and made changes to the film script.
"They had me doing something that wasn't very nice," the actress said. "And I said, 'if she really did this, I'll do it. But if it's made up, I don't want to do it.' I don't want to take cheap shots at her.
Fonda, an outspoken liberal, said Reagan's friendly reaction to her casting surprised her.
Because back when she was feisty she wasn't nice to me, Fonda said. We all mellow. We all mellow.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2012/11/jane-fonda-on-playing-nancy-reagan-149920.html
:rw heads explode:
Historic NY
(37,457 posts)I can just hear them Hanoi Jane...
n2doc
(47,953 posts)They are gonna go nuts.
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)ain't that the truth.
Good for her and it isn't terribly surprising that Nancy was OK with it. I think she understands acting and the acting world and you want a good actress doing a part - especially if it's you.
Now, those guys running around with "Not Fond of Fonda" bumper stickers are gonna have a lot of skull and a little grey matter to clean up off the insides of their pick-up cabs.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)After all, she makes all the important decisions.
reteachinwi
(579 posts)Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)Iggo
(47,581 posts)riverbendviewgal
(4,254 posts)He is idiot rw nit wit. He hates Fonda and once told me all the VFW urinals have her face in them to pee on. My late husband told me I looked a lot like Fonda. I loved that compliment.
Paladin
(28,280 posts)Suck on it, and choke.....