The cinemaphile in me often ponders what a film based on my life would be like. I’m thinking it’d be a low budget semi-indie film. Directed by someone like Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Stephen Frears or Steven Soderbergh.
Mi novio would be played by Jake Gyllenhaal. Joey reminds me of him not just in appearance (brown hair/blue eyes/scruff/dimples/height) but in demeanor. They both give off that All American boy charm and just seem like genuinely nice guys. I think it’d be a good fit.
My exhubs would be played by Philip Seymour Hoffman. They’re the same height, weight and build and a bit of tint to make Philip’s hair brown instead of blonde and they’d be dopplegangers. And he’s such a good actor – I think he could pull off the complexities of J. as a person and as a partner to me very well.
I would be played by Rosario Dawson. I’ve heard since He Got Game was released that we resemble each other and even though I chalk it up to the fact that we’re both mixed, redbone and have big lips, I think she’d be the best choice. She’s a pretty good actress when she’s in the right role, and I think she’d do me justice.
My girls, well…they’d be played by some unknown little treasures with dark features and pale skin. Italian or Latina, probably.
Playing my grandparents would be Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee. They’ve both passed away, but shit, this isn’t happening anyway and I can’t think of any other old folks that could pull it off.
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Listening to: Frankmusik – 3 Little Words
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May 5, 2009 at 11:11 am
Tessssting out my comments feature on this blog.
Ruby Dee isn’t dead!