The Philadelphia Story

“I picked this last movie because perfection in the movie business is very, very hard to achieve. Almost no movie is as good as people say it is, and certainly no movie’s as bad as sometimes people say it is, but every once in a while you can achieve perfection. The Philadelphia Story, this is a perfect film.”

“This one holds a really special place in my heart. This is Philadelphia Story. I grew up, we were a Katharine Hepburn House down when I was growing up and this is one of my favorites. Philadelphia Story felt relevant to me at 9 years old and I think that's sort of the beautiful timelessness of this story and the performances specifically.”

“I certainly don’t hate The Philadelphia Story. Katharine Hepburn I think would be annoyed that she’s only a small figure in this picture, but… And it never occurred to me that I would ever get her to do these shows. She called and she said, “You know you’ve made me a goddamn saint. Everywhere I go, if I go shopping, people suddenly adore me more than ever before.”...”

“The Philadelphia Story directed by George Cukor iconic classic shout out to old Hollywood this feels full circle this feels full circle for.”

“But in Philadelphia Story, the greatest screenplay. I don’t even understand this writing, it’s so brilliant. It’s insane. Every Performance is perfect, and it’s so radical, slightly mean-spirited. Everybody’s a mess. Frankly, a total shit show. Jimmy Stewart is raw and sassy and amoral at moments and yet we fall madly in love with him.”

“Another important movie for me when I was young: Philadelphia Story, Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant. I mean, talk about just throwing lines away. They were so effortless, while performing, but effortless and sharp, bright dialogue. And every time I saw it, I sort of changed my mind depending on who I was. Katharine Hepburn was in the play and she needed to boost her career, so smarty-pants optioned it to make it a movie and got George Cukor to direct it. That’s a big deal.”