Interview With "Misty Green" Star Rosalind Eleazar

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SPEAKER_2 (1:00)

You were listening to The Next Best Picture Podcast, and this is Giovanni Lagos' interview with the star of Misty Green, Rosalind Eleazar.

SPEAKER_1 (1:08)

Who the fuck are you? This is my husband's apartment.

Rosalind Eleazar (1:11)

No, he said I could have it.

SPEAKER_1 (1:12)

Okay, it's over now. Best supporting actress, Misty Green. Is that you?

I'll give you a week to get your stuff together.

Rosalind Eleazar (1:20)

I'm broke. It's not just me though. I got my brother.

SPEAKER_1 (1:24)

Misty, I'm on my meds and I'm going to get a job.

SPEAKER_2 (1:26)

I'm good.

SPEAKER_1 (1:27)

I get it. It's tough out there.

SPEAKER_2 (1:28)

You don't even know if I get you a law and order right now.

SPEAKER_1 (1:30)

The last time I cast you, you punched this bitch in the face.

Rosalind Eleazar (1:34)

She hit me first. For the record, I quit due to creative differences. Okay.

I wake up when I want to wake up.

SPEAKER_1 (1:42)

I sleep when I want to sleep. I get high when I want to get high and I fuck when I want to fuck. I didn't know you were a little Wayne song. That's so cool.

SPEAKER_2 (1:50)

You're not exactly an unknown, Misty.

Giovanni Lagos (1:51)

Is Hollywood racist? Yep.

SPEAKER_2 (1:53)

Are you mixed?

Rosalind Eleazar (1:54)

Excuse me, what? Is it sexist?

SPEAKER_2 (1:56)

Fuck yeah, it is. I'm looking for open-minded friends who might want to make a little extra cash. But don't act like you never had a shot. Oh, if it isn't Misty Green.

Rosalind Eleazar (2:10)

I would like to finish my audition if it isn't too much trouble, all right?

Giovanni Lagos (2:14)

Hello, everyone. I'm Giovanni Lago from The Next Best Picture Podcast. Today, I am joined by the star of Misty Green, Misty Green herself, Rosalind Eleazar. Thank you so much for joining me today.

Rosalind Eleazar (2:25)

Thanks for having me.

Giovanni Lagos (2:28)

I remember you saying that when you were first aware of this project, you were expecting to do something in the vein of a comedy, more so like top five, you're familiar with Chris's work. When you first sat down to read the screenplay, I'm curious what stood out to you the most, not only how tonally different Misty Green is from the rest of his work, but also how he uses his signature humor to reinforce this very eccentric encapsulation of Hollywood that Misty has to navigate.

Rosalind Eleazar (2:57)

Yeah, I thought I was about to read a comedy, and then I got to the 110th page, and I was like, oh, right, I see. This is a heavy drama. But what I love about how Chris writes is that he sees the absurdity in the everyday and the human condition and our industry, and he uses his comedy to explore that, and he can take you from literally high comedy to a place of real poignancy within the space of two, three lines and sometimes at the same time. But I was quite balled over by the way he had written this female character.

He'd written her unapologetically, and it was something that I found Misty fascinating, I found the story fascinating, and she was a character that I was just, I needed to understand more about her and why she is the way she is.

Giovanni Lagos (4:11)

You mentioned unapologetically Misty is, and who she is, and how she doesn't change for anyone. I think that also, I've been thinking about a lot in terms of acting, especially online, in terms of theater and on stage compared to what you see on screen, the differences. There is a theatricality to Misty in a way, which I think also is very meta in a way that she is a performer and you herself playing her are a performer. She's up to a dial to an 11 a bunch throughout the film. And I'm curious for someone who has spent time on stage, whether you're at the West End or you're at the Royal Court Theatre, any of those separate skills as a performer or traits you've taken as an actor you felt translated naturally to what you brought to Misty in terms of your performance?