The “Sixth Sense” actress currently stars in “Mafia Mamma” as a woman who discovers her late grandfather was a Mafia don and she has inherited his fiefdom.
And, of course, there was the opportunity to live in the Eternal City while filming.
“I already loved Italy,” Collette enthused. “I’ve spent a lot of time there, and to think I got to live there for a few months and work and experience day-to-day life was honestly a life-changing dream. It was such a gift and a total joy from beginning to end.”The “Hereditary” star sounded slightly gobsmacked that “Mafia Mamma” — the first movie she’s produced — came together in the first place.
“It’s really hard getting a film made, lining everything up,” she explained. “It’s a miracle they ever get made — let alone released, let alone celebrated. I’m so proud of it. It means so much to me. “It wasn’t just a highlight of my career; it was a highlight of my life, a profoundly joyous experience.”Collette was nominated for an Oscar for her role in “The Sixth Sense.”Collette became an overnight star almost 30 years ago with the 1994 release of “Muriel’s Wedding.”“Time is strange, isn’t it? This weird, elastic notion, like two minutes ago and a hundred years ago,” she mused. “‘Muriel’s Wedding,’ I’m forever grateful to that one.
“It changed my life. It gave me a career I never dreamed of. I grew up in Blacktown [in Australia] in a working-class family. The fact that I’m here, wearing Valentino, hello!”
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