Rachel McAdams, who appeared in the recently-released film Morning Glory with Harrison Ford, recently gave several interviews to promote the film, telling the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that it was a “big role to take on.”
McAdams, a native of Ontario, said it was intimidating to be the star in a feature movie with the likes of Ford and veteran actress Diane Keaton. She felt this film was one of the biggest opportunities in her career.
“I definitely felt like it was a big role to take on — and tried to talk myself ... out of it a few times,” she joked, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in a telephone interview.
The 31-year-old actress plays the role of a morning show producer attempting to boost ratings. She observed real-life morning show producers in New York City to get experience.
“I just could not believe how early their day starts, like 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning,” she noted. “It’s never-ending, and incredibly competitive.”
Along with the hours, the job is “tough” because there are no second chances to mess up on live TV.
“It’s a tough job. If I mess up in a movie, I get another take,” she told Parade magazine. “On live TV, you say it and it’s out there forever.”
McAdams made a splash on the silver screen a few years ago in Mean Girls and The Notebook.
“I really liked my character,” in reference to her latest film, she told the New Jersey Star-Ledger. “She’s a bit of a contradiction because here she is, in charge of this massive TV news show, yet she seems so scattered and kind of goofy. She’s not the person you would expect to be able to handle it. Yet when push comes to shove, she steps up her game.”
McAdams, a native of Ontario, said it was intimidating to be the star in a feature movie with the likes of Ford and veteran actress Diane Keaton. She felt this film was one of the biggest opportunities in her career.
“I definitely felt like it was a big role to take on — and tried to talk myself ... out of it a few times,” she joked, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in a telephone interview.
The 31-year-old actress plays the role of a morning show producer attempting to boost ratings. She observed real-life morning show producers in New York City to get experience.
“I just could not believe how early their day starts, like 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning,” she noted. “It’s never-ending, and incredibly competitive.”
Along with the hours, the job is “tough” because there are no second chances to mess up on live TV.
“It’s a tough job. If I mess up in a movie, I get another take,” she told Parade magazine. “On live TV, you say it and it’s out there forever.”
McAdams made a splash on the silver screen a few years ago in Mean Girls and The Notebook.
“I really liked my character,” in reference to her latest film, she told the New Jersey Star-Ledger. “She’s a bit of a contradiction because here she is, in charge of this massive TV news show, yet she seems so scattered and kind of goofy. She’s not the person you would expect to be able to handle it. Yet when push comes to shove, she steps up her game.”
