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kathy bates interview - 2006 galway film fleadh
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Interview courtesy of Radio Telefis na hÉireann.
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Kathy Bates - Sunday July 16th 2006 | Town Hall Main | 16.30
Enjoy a great afternoon in the company of the screen's most accomplished actress, Kathy Bates.
Kathy Bates' iconic portrayal of Annie Wilkes 'kind nurse/dangerous psychopath' from 1990's Misery has such presence and magnitude that it held the power to eclipse her screen career - in this context, one is reminded of the performance of Anthony Perkins in Hithcock's Psycho. But Kathy Bates has proven to be such a versatile and accomplished actress, not even Annie Wilkes could stop her star from rising. Kathy says that "I look for a role that I feel empathy with" and coupled with an analysis of her key roles of recent years, this is a telling statement. One need only recall her stirring performance as Molly Brown in Titanic where, in a rowboat salvaged from the liner, she challenges the moral courage of her fellow passengers to return to the ship to save the men. "They're your husbands!" With little screen time, and the kind of seeming effortlessness that only an actor in absolute command of her craft can achieve, Kathy Bates' character became the moral centre of James Cameron's epic.
Bates' supporting performances enrich films like About Schmidt, Primary Colors and the television series Six Feet Under. Time after time, Kathy Bates' empathy for a character transfers to an audience.
This afternoon's interview will be hosted by Myles Dungan, presenter of Rattlebag on RTÉ Radio 1.
