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Jen to Guest on Mad Men?
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She made her name on the small screen as Rachel Green on “Friends.” And now it sounds like Jennifer Aniston may be considering another go at a network gig.
The “Rumor Has It” hottie, who recently gave a killer cameo on “30 Rock,” is reportedly looking at a return to television in the hit show “Madmen.”
She recently told press, “I like Madmen. I would love to be in that. It is such a good show, it’s great. I love the ‘50s era.”
Declaring her desire to join the cast, she definitively stated, “I would love it if they offered me a role.” Well, it seems the ball is in the “Madmen” producers’ court.
| Interview with Jennifer Aniston on life, love and ‘Marley’
Quote: JORGE CARREON: “Marley & Me” the book, and now the film, is one those rare, lightning in a bottle experiences that commands a widespread audience. Were you one of those instant fans of the material?
JENNIFER ANISTON: I had gotten the book one Christmas from three or four different people and I remember thinking, “Oh, I’ve got to read this!” My dad gave it to me, and then somebody at work gave it to me. Then, all of the sudden, a script came in. You don’t have any idea. I didn’t have a clue. I honestly read the script first, which I was sort of glad that I did. It’s universal, whether you even have a dog or not. This movie just on a human level is about seizing the moment and being in the moment.
JC: These are very ordinary people living a very ordinary existence. When you translate that ordinary life into a film, there are elements that you obviously add to expand the viewing experience for an audience. However, when it comes to you and Owen Wilson, there’s a whole world attached to who you are as individuals. Is it a challenge for you in some ways?
ANISTON: Well, honestly I feel like an ordinary woman. What you’re talking about is, I think, how I’m perceived. In my day-to-day life, I’m an ordinary woman with extraordinary circumstances that are not the norm. But in my life, it’s sort of ordinary. I’ve been doing what I’ve been doing for a long time now, but I can’t say that was my entire life, you know what I mean?
JC: There’s the great adage about never working with children or animals and here you have the gamut. So how’s it been having a work experience that can be quite unpredictable?
ANISTON: I have to say the kids were almost more of a circus than the dogs. The dogs were trained to be untrained, so they were controlled chaos. Kids, they don’t respond to clickers and a treat. They don’t go in a crate when you’re done with them. (Laughs.) All of the sudden they start to look at the boom mic or they’re getting tired. You have this specific amount of time and they’re just so adorably unpredictable. You either make your day or you don’t. But, I’ve got to tell you. Honestly, there’s nothing that you could say that it was hard. We had amazing children from all the ages of the kids. The dogs were all incredible. It was just a perfect situation.
JC: How was it working with Owen Wilson on forging the necessary bond with him to make this story work?
ANISTON: I have to tell you, Owen and I had a very instant, instant admiration for one another. I’ve loved his work for so long. We’d met briefly throughout the years, but it just was an instant chemistry. He’s so smart and his humor is so unique and so intelligent that it was just a great volley. He’s so good in the movie. He just plays an amazing man who goes through an incredible journey. We’ve never seen Owen do this. He’s so powerful, and what he accesses is really beautiful, and helped me to access all of that as well.
JC: Talk a bit about bringing a woman like Jenny Grogan to the screen. The family experienced such a roller coaster ride of emotions. What engaged you about her life?
ANISTON: Having never actually lived it, it is something that you have to imagine, which is part of our job. My mom went through it. I remember when my she was having meltdowns and just losing it, and wanting to rip her hair out because too many people were clawing. Jenny Grogan sacrificed her career. She gave up her job by choice. It’s not like they have the ability to just sort of hire nannies and take care of everything. It’s hard. And to watch your husband struggling with what he loves to do, and wanting him to be happy and successful. You have no control over that. Yet, you’re cohabitating under this roof together. It was all beautifully written. I remember thinking, “Oh, there’s that day. Or that day’s coming up, this is going to be a tough one.” The minute you’re there, because the dialogue is so well written, and Owen and the dogs and the kids, you’re just there.
JC: In this age of too much information, you would think we’re getting too cynical for a movie like “Marley & Me,” yet its success is something to examine.
ANISTON: People see what this is and the simplicity of the exploration of a modern marriage, and the humanity and the reality. The script went through so many beautiful, shape-shifting moments of being a little bit high brow. Then it found this beautiful space of just real, because these moments are real. Everybody relates to having a dream. You’re young, you’re excited, and then all of the sudden, life takes a left turn. You either have to stay on board or you take the easy road and you jump ship, but then you miss out. The Grogans lived it together and fought it together, and they’re better. And that’s something everybody can relate to, I think.
JC: This is a new phase for you. Do you feel confident now in terms of how you’re career is evolving and the choices you’re making?
ANISTON: I’m thrilled with how my career is evolving. I feel extremely lucky that I’m still able to do it, that I still love it. I want to keep reinventing it, doing things that people don’t expect you to do. It keeps me interested and if I lose interest, then there’s absolutely nothing for anybody to really watch. I’m just having a ball developing projects and creating a little film company of our own with my partner. That’s been exciting and energizing. I just feel lucky.
JC: I see why people are so committed to having a pet in their life, if only for the life lessons to be learned. Have you taken any of these some of these lessons to heart for yourself?
ANISTON: Oh my gosh! I try to take lessons to heart everyday, if I can find them. Especially the sweetness of a dog.
JC: Who’s been the most special pet in your life?
ANISTON: Norman.
JC: And why was Norman so special?
ANISTON: Because there’s no dog like him. He’s just a person in a furry outfit. I don’t even know how to describe him!
JC: He’s a force of nature like Marley probably?
ANISTON: No, no! He’s a wise old man who could, with a look, with one stare, could crush me. He’s a laser light beaming into my soul. He’s special.
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FOX News: Jennifer Aniston is doing just fine
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In case you were wondering, Jennifer Aniston is doing just fine, thanks.
We ran into her last Friday night at a private charity cocktail party given at the home of her pal Courteney Cox’s talent agent Eric Kranzler in West Hollywood. The charity is called Feeding America, and it’s attracted the likes of David Arquette, Courteney’s actor husband, and singer Sheryl Crow.
The cocktail party was like a who’s who from the pages of People or US Weekly, except without the innuendo and speculation that usually accompanies pictures of celebs in those magazines. There was Leonardo DiCaprio chatting with Kevin Connolly, and model girlfriend Bar Rafaeli discussing the situation in Israel, her home. Sheryl Crow was talking politics with Hill Harper, while Gwen Stefani was explaining to yours truly how she and No Doubt will go on tour soon before they record a new album. Stefani’s husband, Gavin Rossdale, and I talked about the old days of his 90s rock group Bush, and so on.
There were plenty of interesting people to talk to, including my old friend Theresa Lowrey, whose story Courtney turned into an excellent short film, plus Michael Chiklis was accepting kudos from everyone concerning his series, “The Shield,” plus his old one, “The Commish,” as well as Tobey Maguire and Jennifer Meyer, Universal chief Ron Meyer (Jennifer’s dad), as well as Julia Louis Dreyfus and Brad Hall, Josh Groban, Lukas Haas, and musician Ben Harper.
Here’s one little headline we got out of the event: Courteney is getting ready to shoot the pilot for a new Bill Lawrence sitcom for ABC. Lawrence is the creator of “Scrubs,” which Cox just guest starred on. Anyway, believe it or not, she’s going to have a 17-year-old son.
“It’s not so crazy,” Courteney reassured me. “I have younger friends with teenagers that age. I’ll just be a very hot cougar.” Yowza!
And then there was Aniston. She turns 40 next month and looks about 30. Plastic surgery? For all the tabloid speculation, Jen looks pretty normal. She also acts pretty normal. What a disappointment! She’s just a lovely young woman with a good sense of humor and lots of close friends.
We talked about the success of “Marley and Me,” which she said was a hard movie to make. We talked about her dad, John, who’s still on ”Days of Our Lives” — and is now 75.
“He’s amazing, he just keeps going,” she said. She told me about a movie she made called “Traveling” with Aaron Eckhart, and said that she’s looking for scripts.
“How is she doing?” I asked. (I mean, considering the onslaught of publicity, the ex-husband, his baby-producing lady friend, the singer-boyfriend, etc.)
“I’m doing fine, great, really,” Jen said. And she meant it. She certainly looked it, too, as she and Courteney made plans to take some friends out for a Chinese dinner in West Hollywood.
You’re thinking: you come to Hollywood looking for dirt, and this is what you find? A group of friends raising money for a charity from a nice suburban-looking house. Jennifer Aniston, warm and funny, a nice person to talk to on a Friday night. And not a telephoto lens in sight!
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Last edited by Gracie : 03-01-2009 at 09:54 PM.
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I'm hoping she'll be on Oprah again to help promote He's Just Not That Into You
me too Jenna
