Candle's Out: New Daphne Rubin-Vega interview — Page 3

Right. But I'm just confused. Did she say here or anywhere else that she thought the film was bad or something? Or are you saying she didn't see it b/c she heard/thought it was bad?

Pure spectulation, but I would think her reason for not seeing it would have more to do with her frustration with the project, and it would make her upset to watch it.

ETA: Yes, thank you everyone, that was my point, I didn't think she actually gave an opinion of the film.

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Updated On: 4/9/06 at 02:03 AM

WRQ, I don't think she ever said the film was good or bad. The only thing she has stated about the film itself (not the casting choices, obviously) is that she hasn't seen it.

I also agree with everyone who's saying that it's very reasonable that she would be upset to some extent that she wasn't cast, but I would also hope that she would conduct herself with a bit more maturity to the press.

Updated On: 4/9/06 at 02:04 AM

I don't see any "immaturity" in what Daphne is saying. Perhaps she "gagged" partially because Columbus was never upfront about Daphne's looking "too old" (the woman looks fabulous---certainly not 19, but hell, neither does Rosario) for the part; he just said that it was because she had just had a baby. If he REALLY wanted her as badly as he appeared to at times, he would have held it off what--a month? Two? This film was waiting for years, putting it off for somebody you want THAT badly certainly isn't bending over backwards.

Perhaps she also "gagged" because this was a commerical studio producing for a mainstream audience, and there were highly publicized changes and cuts that arguably could have had Larson rolling in his grave (I mean, did you watch the documentary and see how protective he was of even his weak material? Imagine how he'd feel if some of the most important pieces were removed.), and she was/is a bit upset that people--including the original cast--would let that fly.

I never sense bitterness TOWARDs the castmembers. I mean, I would venture to guess she really doesn't hate them because they took on the film. If I remember correctly, right around the time The film was being released and See What I Wanna See was coming to a close, someone spotted Daphne there to visit Idina Menzel. I don't think she'd be visiting if she were that bitter.

At any rate, I fail to see any immaturity in her statements.

Updated On: 4/9/06 at 02:19 AM

BroadwayGirl, I agree with a lot of the points you made.

Oh, I know someone that saw Daphne at SWIWS in early December, so it was definitely after the movie was released. And I know Anthony is still on good terms with her as well, so maybe *they* understand her feelings/opinion better than we can based on this one article.

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Updated On: 4/9/06 at 02:37 AM

The fact that she didn't even see the movie speaks largely of what she thought about it. She certainly seems to be a woman of principles.

Well, she is doing the anniversary concert, so she shouldn't be that bitter about it.
Bitter would be if she declined to be part of that...I would've liked her to be "well, not on film, not on concert, not ever again".- but she obviously keeps some appreciation for the piece, the composer and fellow actors.

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BroadwayGirl107, I think a lot of it comes down to interpretation. When I first read this article a few days ago, it struck me how absolutely bitter she sounded. Perhaps others reading it may interpret it a different way. It also doesn't help that the meaning behind many of her statements likely lies somewhat in the inflection of her voice, which we obviously have no access to via an article.

Again, I think she sounded overly bitter and immature. It's such a subjective matter. Of course, she has the right to be bitter to some extent, but again, I would hope she could curb it somewhat for the press as it only reflects poorly on her. Fredi, on the other hand, handled the entire situation with unquestionable class.

I never sense bitterness TOWARDs the castmembers.

I didn't, either. A few people suggested that she was angry at the members of the OBC themselves for agreeing to do the film without her, and I disagreed.

ETA: She said she gagged when she heard the most of the rest of the OBC was doing it, so I would assume that would be before the highly publicized cuts were made. So I don't think the gag was in reference to those.

I agree. I interpreted that statement as, "The others weren't deemed too old, but I was, so I gagged," not "I heard that they cut 'Goodbye Love' and I gagged."

Which is why I got confused. She didn't say it was good/bad, she pretty much gave no opinion on the film, so I didn't know what opinion you were referring to. I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything

Yes, my response was to Michael Bennett's earlier post.

Aren't you one of the people who LOVES how honest Adam Pascal is?

When did I ever say that? I don't think I've ever commented on this issue before (and if I have, I don't remember it), other than saying that Adam calling the Rent producers "pricks" in an old interview probably wasn't the wisest move, either. So, no, Adam gets equal treatment from me if he decides to say something I interpret as bitter and immature. Just because I'm a fan of his doesn't mean I automatically support anything he says or does.

How do you know what was going through Columbus's head when he gave the pregnancy reason? That's an awfully cynical way of viewing his decision. Since Daphne, unlike Fredi, didn't come out and blatantly say that she looked too old for the role, perhaps he felt it was less of a blow to state that Daphne was pregnant. If Columbus would have stated that Daphne looked too old, who's to say if she'd be more or less angry?

As I said before, it's a subjective matter. I interpreted her comments as sounding bitter and lacking class. You felt differently. As for my being "judgmental" -- it's relatively common to read an interview with someone and come to a conclusion on the way that he or she is acting and sounding. Again, perhaps you interpreted her comments differently than I did. Circles, here we go.

the opening discolors the entire interview. I had skipped it until I started reading these posts. trust me you get a completely different perspective without the beginning blurb.

on the other hand, damn, that's good persuasive writing, they could work for the government!

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didn't daphne go to the premiere?
also, i remembered hearing that rosario won't be pleased until she gets daphne's ok for how she did mimi, if daphne hasn't seen it, i wonder how she feels about that.

I think Daphne is awesome, and congrats to her for continuing success!