Q&A With Hilary Swank
By Susan L. Hornik
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Q&A With… Hilary Swank
By Susan L. Hornik
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In P.S. I Love You, you play a young woman who seems to have it all—until life deals your character an unexpected hand… your husband dies of a brain tumor. |
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He was her everything—her soul mate, her best friend, her lover, her husband. So when she loses him, all of a sudden she’s alone in more ways than one. I don’t think she quite knows how to handle life on her own. That’s very relatable. |
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He seems to know what she would be facing, which is why he comes up with the idea of writing her letters to help her find herself again. |
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Yes, and through the letters, I think she actually starts another relationship with her husband in a whole other way. What a beautiful gift to give someone. That he is even thinking of how he can help his wife move on — while he is in the huge process of losing his own life — just shows how illuminating love can be when it’s so unconditional like that. |
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What was it like to spend time with the very sexy Gerard Butler?! |
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He’s great, a wonderful guy. We really hit it off. I consider him a friend. If you didn’t love him in this movie, you wouldn’t go on the journey with my character, so for audiences to fall in love with him in the first 10 minutes of the movie, says a lot about him! |
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Actually, besides Gerard, you also get to kiss Harry Connick, Jr. and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Denny in Grey’s Anatomy)! |
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Lucky girl! It’s not a bad day at the office! |
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When do you get depressed about some romantic loss, what do you do? |
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I think you have to learn how to deal with stuff that happens, because it is going to come get you at some point. You can’t run from it. I like to deal with it as soon as it happens. I’m very much a ‘let’s put it on the table and sort it out’ kind of person. If you’re in a fight with someone that you love, I believe it’s so important to work it out before you leave versus holding onto the grudge. You never know what’s going to happen tomorrow… This movie is a beautiful reminder of that, to hold the people you love dear and not take them for granted. |
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You had great comforting scenes with your mom, played by Kathy Bates, as well as your friends (Gina Gershon, Lisa Kudrow). Who do you go to for romantic advice—your mom or your friends? |
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I go to both! |
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Contributing entertainment editor Susan L. Hornik is based in Los Angeles. |
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