obsessed

I am obsessed with many things, people, places, movies, etc.

One of the key obsessions in my life has been FEMALE ACTRESSES. This started out as purely from Film, but seguewayed into theatre once I moved to NYC in 96.

Here is a chronological progression of my actress loves. I will include the reason why next to their name, I suppose.

Glenn Close - I don't recall a time I didn't love her. I mean I saw the woman in BARNUM when I was 6 and I assume some immediate connection was made.

Meryl Streep - Kramer vs. Kramer

Diane Keaton - Love and Death. A good deal of my sense of humor stems from this movie.

Jobeth Williams - Poltergeist

Jessica Lange - Tootsie. Although this didn't officially kick in until years later when I saw Blue Sky, Frances, and best of all MEN DON'T LEAVE.

Barbra Streisand - The "Guilty" album.

Dianne Wiest - Hannah and Her Sisters

Holly Hunter - Broadcast News

Anjelica Huston - a combo of The Grifters, Crimes and Misdeameanors, Addams Family Values, The Life Aquatic, Prizzi's Honor

Annette Bening - The Grifters

Jodie Foster - The Silence of the Lambs

Joan Cusack - Addams Family Values

Stockard Channing - Grease, Without a Trace, Six Degrees of Sep
Donna Murphy - Passion
Patricia Clarkson - Three Days of Rain @ MTC

Sigourney Weaver - Always liked her, but The Ice Storm was what finally put her on my OBSESSED list.

Kathleen Turner - Indiscretions on Broadway.

Nicole Kidman - Dead Calm - HONEST. Ask my mother and my friend Kevin. This obsession began as soon as Billy Zane raped her in one of the hotter rape scenes of all time (up there with THE ACCUSED and JURASSIC PARK.).

Joan Allen - The Ice Storm

Christina Ricci - Pumpkin

Kate Winslet - Heavenly Creatures

Becca Ayers - Avenue Q

Hope Davs - The Daytrippers

Parker Posey - Party Girl

Jennifer Jason Leigh - Mrs Parker

Debra Monk - the ASSASSINS cd, Picnic and Redwood Curtain

Emily Watson - Breaking the Waves

Laura Linney - You Can Count on Me

Mary-Louise Parker -always loved her but WEEDS took her to a new level for me, and I forgave her for breaking Crudup's heart.

Shirley MacLaine - Terms of Endearment

Julianne Moore - Safe!!!!!!! - if you haven't seen it, you have a treat in store.

Toni Collette - Velvet Goldmine & The Wild Party

Naomi Watts - Mulholland Drive - the audition scene - i believe i gasped in the theatre at its conclusion. ROBBED OF AN OSCAR!!!

Sissy Spacek -not sure I ever WASN'T obsessed with her, but MISSING, Carrie and Crimes of the Heart all hit a nerve for this Long Island geeky jew teen.

There are many more oddly enough, but this is a good start.

D