JODIE FOSTER
"Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from."
Now. Anyone's who's skimmed through my blog at all will know that I definitely have gender goggles stamped on my face. I can't watch a movie without noticing either how awesome the women in it are, or how much they suck (often, literally speaking). And so it came to my surprise when I realized that I have absolutely NO badass women yet up in my BAMF Of The Week (unless you call your car "your lady"). Clearly, a travesty that I had to call the Wolf in to clean up as quickly and subtly as possible. And so who to pick for my first lovely lady? Well. After deliberating over it for some time, I just had to run with dear Jodie Foster.
What can I say about her? She's got a smokin' hot voice (among other things), she's smart, sassy without being bitchy, bold without over compensating, and yet somehow highly underrated despite the fact that she's been in blockbusters and classics for some forty odd years. From hooker to "fixer", Jodie Foster always manages to look comfortable on either side of the law. Clarice Starling is definitely a character I hold close to my heart, and Jodie Foster manages to nail her perfectly--from her insecurities to her hard shell, her humanity to her complete badassitry. Then again, maybe it's just a lesbian thing.
Best Films: Taxi Driver (1976), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Panic Room (2002), The Brave One (2007).
Personal Quote: [On her role in Taxi Driver (1976), when she was 12:] "I spent four hours with a shrink trying to prove I was normal enough to play a hooker. Does that make sense?"
Upcoming Film: Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, and John C. Reilly, all under the hand of Roman Polanski? Count me in.
Upcoming Film: Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, and John C. Reilly, all under the hand of Roman Polanski? Count me in.
