Patricia Arquette is a 4th generation actor. She received the Academy Award for her work in “Boyhood,” the critically acclaimed 12-year project from Richard Linklater, for which she also won the Golden Globe, BAFTA, SAG, New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics, and Independent Spirit Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture.
Patricia will make her directing debut this summer with GONZO GIRL, a feature film based on the best-selling novel by Cheryl Della Pietra, which will star Willem Dafoe, Camila Morrone, Ray Nicholson and Patricia Arquette. Her credits include: Severance, Boyhood, Medium, and Escape at Dannemora.
Camila Morrone recently received her first Emmy Award nomination for her performance in Amazon’s hit limited series DAISY JONES & THE SIX, produced by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and based on the popular book of the same name. Her other credits include Mickey and The Bear, Never Goin Back, and Bukowsi.
GONZO GIRL - Set in 1992 in Aspen, Colorado, and inspired by a true story, GONZO GIRL follows Alley Russo (Camila Morrone), an aspiring writer who takes on an assistant job to the iconoclast and founder of gonzo journalism, Walker Reade (Willem Dafoe). Alley is thrown headfirst into his psychedelic, drug-fueled world that blurs the boundaries between co-dependence and addiction. Witnessing her literary hero’s fading glory, she falls deeper into his chaotic world and tries to help him finish his long-awaited novel – by any means necessary.”
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Camila Morrone, Patricia Arquette, Elizabeth Lail, Ray Nicholson, Leila George, James Urbaniak
Directed by: Patricia Arquette
In this episode, we talk about:
- First role in the Entertainment industry
- What drew both of these women to their roles in Gonzo Girl
- How was it for Patricia to direct Camila in the film
- How Camila changed her approach to auditions that had her booking more
- Patricia’s advice for actors who are auditioning now
- What made Patricia want to direct this feature film
- How Gonzo Girl is a dramatized adaptation of a highly fictional book based on the experiences of Cheryl Della Pietra who was Hunter S. Thompson’s assistant
Guest:
Connect with Patricia Arquette
Connect with Camila Morrone
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