![]() ![]() When you think of all the older talent who were giving her advice at the time, they all grew up in a much more stringent TV/Film barrier. Agent would just pass on it and give an excuse, which could be a total lie or something flat out like "she'd decided not to do a series at this point." And the "I'm insulted by your offer" is not something that would ever be passed along to a buyer looking to hire talent. ![]() Talent does not turn down projects directly. This is the type of story that sounds like a rumor. Then she probably would have eventually landed a long-running sitcom that would have set her up for life and she wouldn't be reduced to doing a reality show to fix her pool. She should have stayed in a single lane and, considering most people who know her always point to her comedies like Mighty Aphrodite and Romy & Michele's High School Reunion, that's the lane she should have stayed in. Was she the new Goldie Hawn (Mighty Aphrodite)? Was she the action girl (The Replacement Killers)? Was she the horror chick (Mimic)? Was she the serious indie actress (Summer of Sam)? Was she the bombshell (Norma Jean and Marilyn)? Was she the studio leading lady (At First Sight)? Was she the quirky supporting actress (Beautiful Girls)? R168 Mira's problem is that, after her Oscar win, she failed to create an onscreen persona for audiences to latch onto. A lot of actors have admitted to regretting having turned down TV gigs especially back then when there was such a divide between TV and film with TV being considered lower. Obviously she'd have her agents tell the producers to pass on those offers. Check out its website for more information about the movie.R167 The poster at R61 never said Mira told producers directly that she was above TV. Like Dandelion Dust is out on DVD January 25, 2011. ![]() Who could not love a movie about “just being a human being and having a heart”? People just ‘get it’ because of the themes of family and children and striving to become better under the yoke of our imperfection.” Mira believes the movie’s universal themes of forgiveness, love and redemption will strike a chord with the audience. I know she also was inspired by her own experience as an adoptive mother of children from Haiti.” “In the simplest of terms, it’s which mother loves the child more, the one who wants to keep him or the one who’s willing to give him up so that he stays whole? I think that was probably Karen Kingsbury’s starting point. Mira sees the film as a modern twist on the biblical story of Solomon. They’re all trying to become better human beings and humbling themselves before the Lord.” But it’s not a perfect world and they’re not perfect people. In a perfect world, there’d be two Joeys and both couples could end up with one of them, and everybody would live happily ever after. You end up rooting for both couples in an odd sort of way. Movies nowadays show us mostly smart-alecky mother/child relationships.” But Like Dandelion Dust is different, she says. “I think a lot of films don’t give the proper due to the importance of children and their love and care. Mira hopes viewers take away the message that children need to be treasured. He has a problem with violence which is largely brought on by terrible crises of self-doubt and alcoholism. The birth father loves the boy but he’s unable to control his temper. For her, it’s a redemption, a second chance.” But when she’s given a chance to see the baby again, it’s like a miracle. But she’s tried to do what’s best for the baby, and that’s admirable. She’s scared and doesn’t know what to do. “Wendy gives up her baby because she feels like she can’t provide him with a safe home and because she doesn’t have any financial means at the time. Still, Mira can understand her character’s motivation. It is the best thing I’ve ever experienced. Mira and her husband, Christopher Backus, have three children-Mattea, Johnny Christopher and Holden-whom she calls her “blessings.” “You don’t know what joy is until you hold your child in your arms. Even though, as this character, she was unable to really fend for herself, she was full of love for others.” “I tried to base her on someone I had known, who had a rather similar life and whom I loved very much when I was young. Mira says the role of Wendy intrigued her for personal reasons. Things get complicated as both couples fight for custody of six-year-old Joey. Rip discovers a loophole in the paperwork and sets out to re-claim his boy, who’s being raised by well-to-do, loving parents. ![]()
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