David
2018-04-06 16:39:36 UTC
https://pagesix.com/2018/04/04/lauren-graham-on-if-gilmore-girls-will-ever-return-again/
Lauren Graham thinks we’ve said goodbye to “Gilmore Girls” for real this
time.
“I feel very satisfied. This always felt like a special, a limited series,”
Graham said of the four-episode Netflix revival during a talk at 92Y
Tuesday. “I do think that’s where it ends.”
Graham, who was promoting her newest book, “In Conclusion, Don’t Worry About
It,” said that getting the chance to return to Stars Hollow was “probably
the best feeling I’ll ever have as an actor.”
The revival wasn’t easy to make, though. The loss of Edward Herrmann, who
played patriarch Richard Gilmore in the show’s original run, blanketed the
set. For Graham, the loss of her mother, who died in 2005, broke through in
scenes where Lorelai was discussing Richard’s passing.
“It was such a strange combination of a piece of material and a person I
loved and lost,” said Graham, 51. “It all gets mixed up. And I want to honor
his memory.”
Graham continued: “Something about that Netflix show was about my mom for
me … I just felt her presence and I felt that loss through those characters
and stories.”
Following her original stint as Lorelai, Graham moved on to “Parenthood,”
where she met her boyfriend of more than eight years, Peter Krause, and
became friends with her on-screen daughter, Mae Whitman, who moderated the
event.
Thanks to the way both shows handle familial drama, “Parenthood” is
oftentimes seen as the precursor to “This Is Us,” a distinction both Graham
and Whitman poke fun at and agree with.
“Have fun at the Emmys! We paved the way,” Whitman, 29, quipped.
The duo eventually discussed Graham’s third book, which follows her novel,
“Someday, Someday Maybe,” and “Talking as Fast as I Can,” a book of essays.
A self-described “alternative to Dr. Seuss,” Graham’s latest is a modified
version of a graduation speech she gave after her dad signed her up for the
gig without telling her.
“When I have stresses and pain and fear I can text you and get the wealth of
knowledge. This [book] felt like you talking,” Whitman praised.
Graham, who shared that writing is “much harder” than acting, said an
alternate title for the book of inspiration would be “Don’t Be Afraid to
Suck.”
“Almost nothing I’ve ever done did I ever have the confidence to do,” Graham
admitted. “I didn’t have confidence, I just had drive. If you wait for your
self-esteem to catch up, you’ll never get anything done.”
David
Lauren Graham thinks we’ve said goodbye to “Gilmore Girls” for real this
time.
“I feel very satisfied. This always felt like a special, a limited series,”
Graham said of the four-episode Netflix revival during a talk at 92Y
Tuesday. “I do think that’s where it ends.”
Graham, who was promoting her newest book, “In Conclusion, Don’t Worry About
It,” said that getting the chance to return to Stars Hollow was “probably
the best feeling I’ll ever have as an actor.”
The revival wasn’t easy to make, though. The loss of Edward Herrmann, who
played patriarch Richard Gilmore in the show’s original run, blanketed the
set. For Graham, the loss of her mother, who died in 2005, broke through in
scenes where Lorelai was discussing Richard’s passing.
“It was such a strange combination of a piece of material and a person I
loved and lost,” said Graham, 51. “It all gets mixed up. And I want to honor
his memory.”
Graham continued: “Something about that Netflix show was about my mom for
me … I just felt her presence and I felt that loss through those characters
and stories.”
Following her original stint as Lorelai, Graham moved on to “Parenthood,”
where she met her boyfriend of more than eight years, Peter Krause, and
became friends with her on-screen daughter, Mae Whitman, who moderated the
event.
Thanks to the way both shows handle familial drama, “Parenthood” is
oftentimes seen as the precursor to “This Is Us,” a distinction both Graham
and Whitman poke fun at and agree with.
“Have fun at the Emmys! We paved the way,” Whitman, 29, quipped.
The duo eventually discussed Graham’s third book, which follows her novel,
“Someday, Someday Maybe,” and “Talking as Fast as I Can,” a book of essays.
A self-described “alternative to Dr. Seuss,” Graham’s latest is a modified
version of a graduation speech she gave after her dad signed her up for the
gig without telling her.
“When I have stresses and pain and fear I can text you and get the wealth of
knowledge. This [book] felt like you talking,” Whitman praised.
Graham, who shared that writing is “much harder” than acting, said an
alternate title for the book of inspiration would be “Don’t Be Afraid to
Suck.”
“Almost nothing I’ve ever done did I ever have the confidence to do,” Graham
admitted. “I didn’t have confidence, I just had drive. If you wait for your
self-esteem to catch up, you’ll never get anything done.”
David