Patricia Clarkson's Short Shutter Island Interview
Ladies’ Home Journal Magazine February 10, 2010share
SOUTHERN STAR
New Orleans native Patricia Clarkson thrills in Martin Scorsese’s new film, Shutter Island.
IN THIS MOVIE…
I play a doctor from a mental institution hiding out in a cave with Leonardo DiCaprio-and believe me, there are worse places you could be. Of all the people to be stuck with, Leo’s not so bad.
WORKING WITH SCORSESE…
I’d do any movie with him. If he wanted to film me walking around my neighborhood, I’d be jumping for joy. When the greats don’t disappoint, it becomes even greater.
ONE POPULAR AUNT…
My 10 nieces and nephews think I’m the coolest because I did “Mother Lover” [the Saturday Night Live spoof with Justin Timberlake]. I could win the Academy Award and they wouldn’t care because I was in “Mother Lover”
HOW I DO GOOD…
My family survived Hurricane Katrina, but I had a lot of aunts, uncles, and cousins who lost everything. Now I serve somewhat as an ambassador for New Orleans. I do a lot of benefits for the city and help in any way I can. They say “jump” and I ask “how high?”
THE LOVE OF MY LIFE…
Is Beaux, my 15-year-old pit bull mix. Everyone in my family is a dog fanatic. Somewhere in my lineage are paws and a tail.
WHAT MAKES ME A LADY…
Good hair, good health and a good heart.
THE QUALITIES I MOST LIKE IN A MAN…
They go hand in hand: Intelligence and sexuality.