dada
02-11-2007, 09:50
é molto bella, vi riporto anche l'intervista ma è in Inglese:
From the interview:
My family never lied about the fact that we didn’t have a lot. You just kind of have to play the cards you’re dealt.’ Coping with the departure of her father, whom she has not seen since, was just one of those cards. ‘It wasn’t easy, but as a kid you find ways to make sense of it. I remember just bits and pieces of that time in my life, but I do remember being so incredibly matter-of-fact. It wasn’t until I was older that I thought, “Damn, I never really grieved over that.” And there have been male figures in my life who provided that kind of fatherhood for longer than he was ever in my life.’
I’m starting to get an idea of why she is so grounded. Things could have turned out totally differently. And Ferrera seems to know that:
‘Very early on in my life, I was thinking, “Nobody cares who I am in this world. I could just be another kid who falls in the cracks, another pregnant teen or another druggie, and it’s not going to affect anyone but me.” I would sit on that bus and think, “That’s not going to be me. I’m going to do something with my life.”’
Ferrera also understands that Ugly Betty is more than just lighthearted fare:
‘It feels good to be a part of a show that means more to people than just entertainment,’ she says, ‘and which confronts a lot of issues, like the portrayal of a Latin family with a father struggling for citizenship. Many people kind of see it as a pioneer show for their cause. Ugly Betty addresses these serious issues with humour, and that’s the easiest way to make people listen as opposed to being preachy and shoving it down their throats.’
From the interview:
My family never lied about the fact that we didn’t have a lot. You just kind of have to play the cards you’re dealt.’ Coping with the departure of her father, whom she has not seen since, was just one of those cards. ‘It wasn’t easy, but as a kid you find ways to make sense of it. I remember just bits and pieces of that time in my life, but I do remember being so incredibly matter-of-fact. It wasn’t until I was older that I thought, “Damn, I never really grieved over that.” And there have been male figures in my life who provided that kind of fatherhood for longer than he was ever in my life.’
I’m starting to get an idea of why she is so grounded. Things could have turned out totally differently. And Ferrera seems to know that:
‘Very early on in my life, I was thinking, “Nobody cares who I am in this world. I could just be another kid who falls in the cracks, another pregnant teen or another druggie, and it’s not going to affect anyone but me.” I would sit on that bus and think, “That’s not going to be me. I’m going to do something with my life.”’
Ferrera also understands that Ugly Betty is more than just lighthearted fare:
‘It feels good to be a part of a show that means more to people than just entertainment,’ she says, ‘and which confronts a lot of issues, like the portrayal of a Latin family with a father struggling for citizenship. Many people kind of see it as a pioneer show for their cause. Ugly Betty addresses these serious issues with humour, and that’s the easiest way to make people listen as opposed to being preachy and shoving it down their throats.’