GARFIELD: KATIE MCCURDY; PARKER: PHILIP MONTGO MERY—THE NEW YORK TIMES/REDUXthat was evident
then, as now, in every then, as now, in every
part of her body.part of her body.
Grownup Sarah Grownup Sarah
Jessica has style for Jessica has style for
days and is daring days and is daring
when it comes to when it comes to
fashion. She likes to fashion. She likes to
play with clothes but play with clothes but
doesn’t play it safe. doesn’t play it safe.
She isn’t tall, but She isn’t tall, but
she is a giant—as a she is a giant—as athe many emotionally difficult
scenes that Andrew and I
had painstakingly worked on
for months, I found myself
checking in with him, seeing
that he had gotten himself
into the zone, and then just
leaving him be. Sometimes leaving him be. SometimesWhen Sarah Jessica When Sarah Jessica
Parker and I first met Parker and I first met
in 1977, she was in 1977, she was
roller-skate-skinny, in roller-skate-skinny, in
two long braids and two long braids and
nondescript kids’ nondescript kids’
clothing. She was clothing. She was
smart, disciplined, smart, disciplined,
humble, and clearly humble, and clearly
super talented. She super talented. She
was studying ballet, was studying ballet,
and the grace from and the grace fromCasting the lead in my
adaptation of Silence wa s
not easy: the role was
demanding on every level.
When Andrew Garfield came
to audition, I could see right
away that he understood the
character of Rodrigues. He
gave all of himself to the role.
In preparation, he actually
completed the Ignatian Spiri-
tual Exercises, which is quite
an undertaking. Once we
started work, I understood
that Andrew could get to any
emotional level the story
called for, sometimes imme-
diately. I developed a sense
of confidence and trust in him
thatthat I’ve found all too rarely. that I’ve found all too rarely. that I’ve found all too rarely. that I’ve found all too rarely. I’vefoundalltoorarely.
Quite often, when we were Quite often, when we were Quite often, when we were
getting ready to shoot one of getting ready to shoot one of
Andrew
Garfield
Leading man
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Jessica Jessica
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I just listened. I knew that
he was giving the moment
exactly what it needed. He’s
a remarkable artist, one of
the greats of his generation.SScorsese is an Oscar- Scorsese is an Oscar- Scorsese is an Oscar- Scorsese is an Oscar- i nOscar
winning filmmakerwinning filmmakerperformer, producer, performer, producer,
and businesswoman. and businesswoman.
And she is, quite And she is, quite
simply, beloved. We simply, beloved. We
love her glamour, love her glamour,
her vulnerability, her her vulnerability, her
fearless oh-so-skilled fearless oh-so-skilled
physical comedy, her physical comedy, her
sexiness, and her sexiness, and her
sweetness. But most sweetness. But most
of all, we love the of all, we love the
essence of who she essence of who she
is. Myself included.is. Myself included.
Because while Because while
superficial things superficial things
about my friend about my friend
have changed, have changed,
when I look at Sarah when I look at Sarah
Jessica, I see that Jessica, I see that
same one-of-a-kind, same one-of-a-kind,
diamond-in-the-diamond-in-the-
rough 12-year-old. rough 12-year-old.
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Grammy-, and Grammy-, and
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