Jennifer Holliday Interview USA Today 02/23/07 — Page 2

I dont remember seeing Chita in the Chicago movie. And lets face it...Loretta has A MUCH better carreer.

Oh J.Holl....you're crazy.

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Updated On: 2/23/07 at 04:26 PM

Chita was one of the gals when Roxie first goes into prision

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She is doing an interview on CBS This Morning, the morning of The Oscars and talking about her life, the movie, etc.

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It probably was not her decision to make.

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In response to the Effie being old line: in the novelization of the movie (yes, I bought it. I read it. Cover to cover. Let's move on), when Magic asks why Effie is so slow, Effie says it's because she's old when really it's because she has gotten even heavier since the Dreams and she can't exactly run up stairs like say, a 9 year old girl. This isn't something I pulled out of my ass, this is what's in the novelization (again, YES, I bought it).

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Has it been sounding good for the last 5 years?

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I just cant seem to understand why she wants a cameo in the movie. If I were in her shoes, I'd rather be remembered for my performance on Broadway than a cameo role in a movie.

WHATEVER Jennifer Holliday!

On the Effie age thing. OK...so physically Hudson is old enough - I'm really talking in terms of maturity of acting. Maybe inexperienced is a better word than "young". I just did not believe her growth from naivety to adulthood. Physically maybe she is old enough, acting-wise she failed to convey the journey to me. This is just my opinion, but I think it's a valid thing to say.