I think the scene between Gilda and Belushi at the Ice Rink is probably my favorite. It was our first night shooting, so to be having this moment in my life where I’m shooting with a director that I have admired since I was a kid playing a comedic icon and shooting at the Rockefeller Ice Rink. I feel like Jason and Gil Kenan captured Gilda’s voice in that monologue.
“English Teacher is so special because what they are doing is they are fusing current culture and political climate with the haplessness of being an actual person. You think you’re going to get taught a lesson, you think it’s going to be some morality play, but it ends up being about how you maintain your sort of authenticity in a world that’s constantly shifting…”
