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The role is a new challenge for Parker.
The character Parker wanted to portray was someone very foreign to herself. “Frances was somebody who was so weary in ways that I had not seen or had a chance to play, and used language in a way I hadn’t ever, and had a relationship with a man and children in a way I’d never had a chance to do,” Parker says. “I just want to play an interesting role. I think if I’m wanting to be one thing and backing into that, that’s probably no good for anybody.”
The character Parker wanted to portray was someone very foreign to herself. “Frances was somebody who was so weary in ways that I had not seen or had a chance to play, and used language in a way I hadn’t ever, and had a relationship with a man and children in a way I’d never had a chance to do,” Parker says. “I just want to play an interesting role. I think if I’m wanting to be one thing and backing into that, that’s probably no good for anybody.”