two very famous parents, what would that
talent look like? What did that produce?
What did that spawn? What’s that DNA?
But I got married and started having
children, and I felt very connected in the
family. My mom was really integrated. And
it felt very healthy.
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went in for an audition, you were nervous
there was this anticipation and expectation
that you would be as good (or better) than
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How do you deal with that reality - since it
IS your reality?
Sherman: So you went to Europe and you
met your future husband, Andy. Was he
involved in the theater?
Fosse: He was a stagehand in Munich. And
I was in the group of Americans coming
through, performing a show. And we
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Fosse: And I inwardly developed an im-
pediment; an inner stutter. I couldn’t get
my thoughts out. I couldn’t say who I was,
and what I wanted, and what I needed. I
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Fosse: So what happened to me is - and I
didn’t realize it was happening at the time
- it’s only now in hindsight, looking back
- I lost my voice. I don’t mean my vocal
cords voice. I lost my ability to speak up
for myself. I became withdrawn as far as
self-expression. At the same time, I became
overly-expressive and vocal. And I know
that sounds super confusing, but I became
more of a caricature of what I thought
I should be [rather] than an authentic
version of who I was. I’m sure other people
in similar situations have maybe similar
journeys. Oddly enough, one of the fi lm
characters that I personally have associated
and connected with is Colin Firth in Th e
King’s Speech. I was so drawn to that
character. I was like, “What is this? I have
no idea what it’s like to be a prince, a king.”
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