“It was bigger than life.
before making her movie debut in Robert Altman’s “Popeye” opposite the late Robin Williams.
“I had lost myself for a while, and that awareness gave me back to myself.”
And her big break was just around the corner one that would lead her to makeOscar history.
“She said, ‘Could you rewrite it for a woman?'”
Weir toldThe New York Times.
“I said it would change the whole story.
‘Could you play a man?’
Now a really long silence.
‘Only if you believe in me,’ she said.
So we took the plunge.”
And her costars understand how lucky they are to be working with such talent.
