Mister D: Craig Zadan, one of the producers of “Hairspray” and the huge TV Bette vehicle, “Gypsy,” discusses the unconventional women that defy the Hollywood machine of rolling out size zero actresses. Unfortunately, for the most part, Hollywood still sticks by the young and anorexic.
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From Cnn.com:
“Whoopi Goldberg defied the rules. Queen Latifah is one of those people. You love her. When she opens her mouth and smiles, you love her. From the first moment she appears in `Hairspray,’ you love her,” Meron said.
“Bette Midler, Barbra Streisand, they were completely unconventional stars. They didn’t look like anyone else, they didn’t sound like everyone else. Everybody told them they weren’t going to make it. They told them, `You don’t have a chance because you don’t fit into the niche,”‘ Zadan said.
“Every so often, not very often, somebody comes along and defies the convention and basically says subliminally, `I dare you not to hire me, because I’m more talented than these other people,”‘ Zadan said.
Here’s the link to the full article: http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/07/19/ample.women.ap/index.html
