“It was about working on myself & trying to get out of my shell,” says Hong Chau. “I needed to do this, otherwise I would really be holding a lot of myself back. ... I’m really happy that I somehow decided to take the leap.” Read her L.A. Times interview:
. Chau plays his best friend and caregiver, Liz, who administers tough love and tries to keep him from destroying himself . It’s a no-nonsense performance from an actress coming into her own.
Reached by email, Aronofsky expressed his gratitude that she signed on to the film. “Every take with Hong is a gift, a discovery, a trip into the unknown,” he writes. ”She is a master improviser of meaning and emotion.” “My parents made that journey,” she says. “They were brave. They took that risk. They suffered. They came here and built a new life without anything. I was just somebody that they were responsible for. I wasn’t responsible for their stories. I feel very proud of them and part of me just feels a little awkward that I am somehow receiving the benefit of their story. They should be the ones who are receiving those compliments and that sort of admiration.
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