I don’t want to see a scary movie by myself at home on TV I want to go to the theatre and see that and the same thing goes for a love story or anything that’s powerful. I know people say that streaming is going to be the way of the future and people won’t go to theatres, but I don’t believe that because I believe that people want communal experiences. What is the biggest challenge facing the film industry today? In music it’s Kara DioGuardi, the songwriter and American Idol judge, who helped me write my first songs and that opened up the door to songwriting about 10, 11 years ago. She was also the first person that told me I could write. She gave me a role in Sleepless In Seattle, she cast me in Mixed Nuts, and she cast me in a play she wrote, Love, Loss And What I Wore. Nora came along and just was able to match up what she believed that I could do as an actor with the material that she created. What mentors have you had throughout your career? Later as a young woman I have to say The Way We Were. I thought that was one of the most joyful, incredible movies – the colours, Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyck, those kids. It was getting cast to play a cheerleader in The Brady Bunch and that’s how I got my Screen Actors Guild card. What was your first job in the film industry? If I remember I will do my stretches. I always have a decaf cappuccino, because I don’t drink caffeine. Lots of photographs, family pictures, and lots of music books.īefore I get out of bed I say my prayers of gratitude. I do watercolour painting as a hobby – it’s how I relax – so I have some watercolours up there of paintings that give me a sense of calm. Piles of books, correspondence, to-do lists, creative notebooks, a bulletin board. Half of it is very neat, and half of it…the word piles is coming to mind. Wilson’s acting credits include Sleepless In Seattle, Runaway Bride and the upcoming Asteroid City for Wes Anderson, and she has produced My Big Fat Greek Wedding and the sequel and served as executive producer on Mamma Mia! Her fifth album, Rita Wilson Now & Forever: Duets, came out last year. The comedy drama has just been released in the US via Columbia Pictures and features the Oscar-shortlisted original song ‘Til You’re Home’, which Wilson co-wrote with former Evanescence band member David Hodges and performs alongside Latin pop star Sebastian Yatra. “You just got to hang out.Actor, producer and singer Rita Wilson was inspired to produce A Man Called Otto, which stars her husband Tom Hanks as a curmudgeon whose life is changed when a young family moves in next door, after she watched the original Swedish hit A Man Called Ove five years ago. “You got to get on the trampoline with them, you got to get in the pool with them, you got to get on the tennis court, you got to do all the sports,” she said. Wilson told the outlet that she makes sure to spend a lot of time and attention on the children. They are grandparents to three kids - Colin Hanks' two daughters, Olivia and Charlotte, and Chet Hanks' daughter, Michaiah. Hanks is also father to Colin, 45, and daughter Elizabeth, 41, from his previous marriage to actor Samantha Lewes, who died in 2002. Hanks and Wilson share two adult children, sons Chet, 32, and Truman, 27. “They are extraordinary young women,” Wilson chimed in. “All you gotta do is love those little brats and they’re better than TV,” Hanks told the outlet, quickly adding, “They’re not little brats, they’re extraordinary young women.” The two opened up about their grandparenting gig at the June 13 "Asteroid City" premiere in New York City to "Entertainment Tonight." Tom Hanks may be known for his long acting resume and Rita Wilson for her music but the famous couple has another very important job: grandparents.
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