Minnie Driver interview: ‘For the most part, actors are fragile nutters’

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Oftentimes, people would just rather cast exactly what’s been written,” says Driver, who has a face too vivid for any screenwriter to conjure up, “than take a chance on somebody being able to morph into something else.” The exception, she says, is bankability. “It’s easier as you get older.” Dressed in a red gown in a New York hotel room, Driver is a no-nonsense conversationalist. ‘You will work at living, and you will share what you create.’ This is me sharing, while drowning in a grief I barely know how to navigate.” open image in gallery Minnie Driver in the Amazon Prime TV series ‘Modern Love' Driver’s mother wasn’t married to her financial worker father, Ronnie; he was still married to another woman. “And they’re not going anywhere.” ‘Modern Love’ season two is streaming on Amazon Prime now