Michelle Williams talks about her third Oscar nomination on the Today Show. Such a good interview. Was I the only one who noticed that she was asked much better questions than the other Oscar-nominated actresses? I saw one of Rooney’s and it was just the endless typical “what was your reaction?” and “how do you feel right now?” questions. Interviewer: When you got up there at the Golden Globes, you thanked your daughter, Matilda, and so I was wondering, because you’ve also described this role as really the hardest for you so far,  how does your daughter get credit for your being in this position now- being so lauded for this role and how you portrayed it? Michelle: She gives me balance. And I know that any risks that I take in my work are actually in a way- they’re safe, because nothing really bad can happen there. And my success as a parent is what matters most to me. Interviewer: Is there a part of [Marilyn], given her ability in the past to grab onto people, that’s clearly portrayed in this movie, is there a part of her that you cannot let go fully? Michelle: In some ways, something that I really love about acting is that you never really have to say goodbye. And that as long as it’s not destructive or harmful to your personal, daily waking life, there’s a way to keep people, characters, situations, events close in your heart, and I kind of feel that way with her, maybe more than everybody I’ve ever played, because she was real and in some ways I feel to let go of her is an abandonment that I don’t want her to suffer again.

Michelle Williams talks about her third Oscar nomination on the Today Show. Such a good interview. Was I the only one who noticed that she was asked much better questions than the other Oscar-nominated actresses? I saw one of Rooney’s and it was just the endless typical “what was your reaction?” and “how do you feel right now?” questions.

Interviewer: When you got up there at the Golden Globes, you thanked your daughter, Matilda, and so I was wondering, because you’ve also described this role as really the hardest for you so far,  how does your daughter get credit for your being in this position now- being so lauded for this role and how you portrayed it?

Michelle: She gives me balance. And I know that any risks that I take in my work are actually in a way- they’re safe, because nothing really bad can happen there. And my success as a parent is what matters most to me.

Interviewer: Is there a part of [Marilyn], given her ability in the past to grab onto people, that’s clearly portrayed in this movie, is there a part of her that you cannot let go fully?

Michelle: In some ways, something that I really love about acting is that you never really have to say goodbye. And that as long as it’s not destructive or harmful to your personal, daily waking life, there’s a way to keep people, characters, situations, events close in your heart, and I kind of feel that way with her, maybe more than everybody I’ve ever played, because she was real and in some ways I feel to let go of her is an abandonment that I don’t want her to suffer again.