Sarah Polley Shares The True Story Behind Her Film, “Women Talking”

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  • Actress, writer and director Sarah Polley joins Stephen to share some details about her latest film, “Women Talking,” and the personal journey she writes about in her latest book, “Run Towards The Danger.” The book is available now and the film, “Women Talking,” is in select theaters starting December 23rd.
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  • @honer777
    @honer777 ปีที่แล้ว +1112

    I worked on women talking…my last day operating the camera crane was that scene. Never been more proud of a film to be apart of.

    • @stillmagic714
      @stillmagic714 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Just that clip gave me full body chills.

    • @MermaidCore_
      @MermaidCore_ ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Thank you for being a part of bringing this story to us!

    • @broadwaybaby243
      @broadwaybaby243 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I just saw this movie at an event a few weeks ago and it is a phenomenal movie. My husband saw it at TIFF and has not stopped talking about it for 3 months. Congratulations on being part of an incredible creation.

    • @myname-uk6oe
      @myname-uk6oe ปีที่แล้ว +11

      im so excited to see it!

    • @mattgreenstein8116
      @mattgreenstein8116 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Absolutely the best film of the year. Congrats on being part of that. Truly truly extraordinary work by all.

  • @flappycelery
    @flappycelery ปีที่แล้ว +197

    Gotta hand it Stephen Colbert for having her on! Not very many male TV talk hosts (like, none) would embrace this subject matter in support of women's hardest issues. Serious stuff.. Thank you so much, Mr. Colbert.

    • @lorettanericcio-bohlman567
      @lorettanericcio-bohlman567 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Stephen Colbert has never been afraid to run towards the danger

    • @stephaniesnape6787
      @stephaniesnape6787 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      To thank him for having her on? she’s a brilliant guest having made a brilliant film and we should thank him? Nah, not so much.

    • @haroldjoseph8296
      @haroldjoseph8296 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@stephaniesnape6787why women are so ungrateful

    • @thedukeofswellington1827
      @thedukeofswellington1827 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@lorettanericcio-bohlman567 yeah just like a firefighter or police officer 😂 Stephen gets embroiled in woke b.s. for ratings and has you thanking him for it 😂

    • @SlieveLeague1
      @SlieveLeague1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sometimes he runs towards the anger - like when he gave Prince Harry a platform. @@lorettanericcio-bohlman567

  • @blueravin2352
    @blueravin2352 ปีที่แล้ว +415

    I went to High School with Sarah Polley. She is a beautiful Soul. I remember meeting her and her older brother, Mark Polley, Listening to her voice her concern over him, Stating that she thought he (MARK)was working too hard and that she didn't want him to burn out and get sick. Memories of grade 13, Northern Secondary School TO. So proud of you Sarah!!!😃

    • @Dan-nt2yb
      @Dan-nt2yb ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Her brother Mark is a great guy. I knew them both in Toronto.👍🏾👍🏾

    • @blueravin2352
      @blueravin2352 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Dan-nt2yb Did you go to Northern Secondary too??

    • @mananimal3644
      @mananimal3644 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Extraordinary young woman.
      Intelligent and wise. A very rare combination. Very impressed with her.

    • @mouwersor
      @mouwersor ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, she isn't anymore. She is incredibly racist.

    • @rockdamic
      @rockdamic ปีที่แล้ว

      Was that around the same time she was in Straight Up? I remember having a crush on her since then lol

  • @ellieban
    @ellieban ปีที่แล้ว +194

    Yes! “Move alongside the anxiety” Is exactly right! You can’t beat it down, move past it, or suck it up. Anxiety has to be recognised, acknowledged and even thanked: it exists to keep you safe. But that doesn’t mean it’s always right, or that you should do everything it tells you. Listen, and then continue alongside it. Wise words ❤

    • @jackalv8298
      @jackalv8298 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Great insight…thanks for sharing that.

    • @Sufferingsassafrass
      @Sufferingsassafrass ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, thank you. I appreciate your comment! Summed up so well. I took a snap of it even. Valuable ❤

    • @Spawn28900
      @Spawn28900 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sounds like fight or flight, either hide away and let it defeat you or push through to be stronger.

    • @sohndustin
      @sohndustin ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do nothing, fight, or flee?

  • @Dan-nt2yb
    @Dan-nt2yb ปีที่แล้ว +136

    Wow!! Sarah’s an old friend of mine from our lefty political days in Toronto. I remember sitting cross-legged on her living room floor chairing NDP and political activism gatherings. So great to see her doing well. Fabulous.👏🏼😃❤️

    • @SirArthurTheGreat
      @SirArthurTheGreat 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Do you have any recommendations or tips on how to find these kinds of communities and build those sorts of relationships, esp with leftist strength and activism? I’m personally struggling to meet people, and especially want to be with people who care about these things, who can support each other (and I’m surrounded by complacent masculinity, rather than loving).

    • @shammy8703
      @shammy8703 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SirArthurTheGreat start by having a sex change

  • @HiThere-tv2bd
    @HiThere-tv2bd ปีที่แล้ว +345

    She hasn't acted in a film in so long but all of the performances I've seen of her have stayed with me. She's brilliant all around.

    • @oldsesalt8496
      @oldsesalt8496 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      My favorite zombie fighter.

    • @ophelias4172
      @ophelias4172 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I just remember her from Road to Avonlea and Ramona.

    • @HiThere-tv2bd
      @HiThere-tv2bd ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@ophelias4172 ​ @oldsesalt Go, Sweet Hereafter and Dawn of Dead are my favorites.

    • @christievanderlaan7575
      @christievanderlaan7575 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The Sweet Hereafter is everything.

    • @Sufferingsassafrass
      @Sufferingsassafrass ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She was in ‘Away From Her’ which I think she wrote and directed too? Not sure. She was incredible and so was everything about it. I think Mark Ruffalo was in it as well. Oh wait! That was ‘My Life Without Me’. Superb.

  • @victoriamarx3267
    @victoriamarx3267 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    As a Canadian woman in her 40s I grew up watching Sarah Polley, she is a National treasure, and that pic they showed of her as a kid is from an amazing Christmas movie

  • @Yertle_Turtle
    @Yertle_Turtle ปีที่แล้ว +306

    I love how the rage of the scene seemed to slap the studio audience into silence at the end of the clip. Great interview & great performance in that film. So good to hear from Sarah Polley.

    • @santioliva
      @santioliva ปีที่แล้ว

      lol your bias is showing. i can only hope youre not a presumptuous in your real life

    • @daringabler8352
      @daringabler8352 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yes, they inserted canned applause there, and I wonder if the audience just didn't show any reaction at all, except stunned silence.

    • @o.b.7217
      @o.b.7217 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@daringabler8352
      Pray tell...how you do know it was canned applause? Enlighten us.

    • @Akitten84
      @Akitten84 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@daringabler8352 ​ it did have a strange sound didn’t it? Like literally in a can..

    • @daringabler8352
      @daringabler8352 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@o.b.7217 The first clue is that the ambient sound coming from the theater, like you would hear during other applause breaks, is missing. The canned applause they used in that moment, lacking any room or ambient sound, was clearly recorded in a studio, not the Ed Sullivan Theater. Secondly, Stephen's dialogue coming in at the end of that applause wasn't at a level that would've been heard above it, if that applause were in the same room as he was; this is because there was no applause there during his speech in the moment; it was added in post, and the volume level controlled. It's not the first time this show has used that, and certainly canned applause and laughter is used on all kinds of shows. I was just wondering why they needed to cover that moment with it. Did the audience not react outwardly very much? Was there some convo there that they took out for time, or...?

  • @stanthechanman
    @stanthechanman ปีที่แล้ว +193

    Sarah is one of my all-time faves. Glad to see she's recovered and doing well. Always thought her intelligence and humour would be a perfect fit as a guest on Colbert.

    • @garesmith
      @garesmith ปีที่แล้ว

      That was a most incredible and beautifully film.

  • @LithaMoonSong
    @LithaMoonSong ปีที่แล้ว +110

    She is an amazing woman of courage and strength, her life story is wild and heartwarming and sometimes tragic and sad, she is a shiny human. And Canada loves her.

  • @kelvynification
    @kelvynification ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Claire Foy kills that scene… wow!

  • @dixierae3442
    @dixierae3442 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I have lived isolated in my home for over 10 years. I believe that those few simple words run towards the danger could possibly be the catalyst that may change my life. I believed there was a lot of reasons why I chose to stay here but oddly enough I didn't consider that fear was one of them. The human mind's ability to lie to itself is so powerful and Insidious.

    • @merrykaczmarek3757
      @merrykaczmarek3757 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I send you good will and best thoughts of walking along side this fear. There are no accidents-- you were meant to watch this clip. Thank you for sharing your story.

    • @dixierae3442
      @dixierae3442 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@merrykaczmarek3757 thank you so much for your kind words of support and encouragement. Sending you wishes of much joy in Comfort.

    • @maryhoule1537
      @maryhoule1537 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dixierae3442 Go for it!

  • @ChrissyMarshall_
    @ChrissyMarshall_ ปีที่แล้ว +73

    I was honored to be invited to the premiere of this amazing film, which was an amazing celebration organized with and for talented women. Sarah Polley does a fabulous job crafting and sharing this incredible story ✨❤️‍🔥

  • @sn-mz3ok
    @sn-mz3ok ปีที่แล้ว +102

    It is so rare to see a comment section that is so completely full of unanimous praise, and I think that really speaks to Sarah's character. Every time I engage with her work she strikes me as one of the kindest, smartest, and most interesting people working in the film industry today - recently watched Splice and her complex performance has stuck with me far beyond everything else.

    • @darrenhcook
      @darrenhcook ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Pretty much every Canadian celebrity, you’ll find that. Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Ryan Reynolds, Keanu Reeves, Brandon Fraser, Jim Carey, Mike Myers, Ryan Gosling.. the list goes on and on.

  • @calebdrew5684
    @calebdrew5684 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    As a child she played the main character in a series from the Anne of Green Gables world called Road to Avonlea. Not to mention the Terry Gilliam movie The Adventures of Baron Munchausen!

    • @BeeWhistler
      @BeeWhistler ปีที่แล้ว +9

      She was the best little heathen.

    • @elise_h
      @elise_h ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I think I will always remember her as Ramona Quimby, since that was my introduction to her. I loved the books, and was so excited when that small series was made. I also remember being happy to see her again in Avonlea, although I didn't get to watch it much.

    • @rebeccamartinez5203
      @rebeccamartinez5203 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Road to Avonlea was an incredible series!

    • @fordhouse8b
      @fordhouse8b ปีที่แล้ว +13

      From what I’ve read about her experience shooting the Munchausen movie, that might play a significant part in her reluctance to let her children act before they are adults.

    • @calebdrew5684
      @calebdrew5684 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@fordhouse8b I haven't heard her talk about it but that makes a lot of sense. It was a massively demanding a role for a child!

  • @joanneg460
    @joanneg460 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Polley is a fantastic director, very sensitive and intelligent. Away From Her was brilliant. Her acting in My Life Without Me was wonderful.

    • @Sufferingsassafrass
      @Sufferingsassafrass ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My Life Without Me was so good! I was just commenting and I confused it with Away From Her. She and Mark Ruffalo were excellent in My Life Without Me.

  • @merissaj4518
    @merissaj4518 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Sarah Stanley! I have the Road to Avonlea collection sitting on my shelf ❤️ 🇨🇦 "Nothing is as scary after 3 kids" is the most relatable sentence. I was terrified my anxiety would get worse after I had my kid, but it got better. I had so many actual things to worry about that the big nebulous unknown thing that had plagued me for years faded.

    • @nartarlyiatremaynne1239
      @nartarlyiatremaynne1239 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Heartfelt comment I concur with your sentiment 100%♡

    • @michaelrmurphy2734
      @michaelrmurphy2734 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have Prince Edward Island sitting across the field from me...!

    • @jaydee5326
      @jaydee5326 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sarah Stanley is a favorite forever!

  • @rebeccamartinez5203
    @rebeccamartinez5203 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I am SO happy to see her on Colbert! I’ve followed her career since she was a child and she is an incredible talent!!

  • @aftarsun
    @aftarsun ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I truly appreciated Women Talking, very well made film. Hope people check it out. And now I'm curious about her book! Great interview

    • @SamBarge1
      @SamBarge1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The book is amazing. It's a collection of essays about her life, rather than a straight autobiography. If you want longer, more thorough answers to the questions Colbert asked, read her book. She's a brilliant writer.

    • @loveoverfearalways
      @loveoverfearalways ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The book is incredible. I listened on Audible and I didn't want it to end.

  • @Sarcasticron
    @Sarcasticron ปีที่แล้ว +86

    She's so smart and talented, I don't know how she always seems so down-to-earth!

    • @iamnotu79
      @iamnotu79 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      She’s Canadian. 🇨🇦 Also lives in Canada so she isn’t spoiled by Hollywood!

    • @KloiePicot
      @KloiePicot ปีที่แล้ว +5

      she is canadian we folks pretty much down to earth

  • @mattpierard
    @mattpierard ปีที่แล้ว +125

    She gave three great performances: The Sweet Hereafter, The Weight of Water, and My Life Without Me; then she directed one beautiful film, Away From Her. She is Canada's Jodie Foster. I wish they would collaborate on something!

    • @kateadams1990
      @kateadams1990 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      "She is Canada's Jodie Foster"-Wow! I hadn't considered that, but that's such a great comparison. The more I think about it, the more similarities I notice.

    • @cognossance
      @cognossance ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I love Sarah Polley. My favourite thing she has done is, “Stories We Tell”. It’s sort of an auto-biography of doing a biography of her mother. It’s absolutely fascinating and brilliant.

    • @lilycarnation4950
      @lilycarnation4950 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      In series 3 of Slings and Arrows, a brilliant Canadian show.

    • @SpiderHacksaw
      @SpiderHacksaw ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes, I have loved her work since The Sweet Hereafter. The movie is brilliant but would not have been as brilliant without her. Even just her voice in her VO parts added so much to the character and power of that film and story.
      It's such a sad but beautiful and brilliant piece of work. The song she sings for the film "Courage" also is so perfect with her voice and adds to the film and truly represents even the title of the film.

    • @lisawallace1741
      @lisawallace1741 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The Sweet Hereafter, I saw it when it came out and still think about it...

  • @nemesisismyfriend3664
    @nemesisismyfriend3664 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I love her honesty about being a parent. We love it but the small things that they do to push our buttons are super annoying and it is nice to have time apart.

  • @kathleenclark5877
    @kathleenclark5877 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Just hasten to point out she is a CANADIAN! So proud of her accomplishments.

    • @mikebasil4832
      @mikebasil4832 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      As a fellow Canadian, I’m certainly very proud of her. 👏🏻

  • @ninaklein8154
    @ninaklein8154 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I loved both her movie and her book. On top of that, I met Sarah Polley at Telluride and she could not be nicer.

    • @GoldiBear
      @GoldiBear ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I met her too at an event promoting her book and agree 100%! She's so down to earth. I loved her as child in Road to Avonlea and she was brilliant in The Sweet Hereafter.

  • @cynicalcenobia
    @cynicalcenobia ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Anyone still remember her as Sarah Stanley in Road to Avonlea?

    • @exexalien
      @exexalien ปีที่แล้ว

      Hell, yeah! I remember seeing of photo of her and the other cast members on the cover of whatever the Canadian newspaper equivalent of TV Guide was, and being blown away there was a kid a year YOUNGER than me starring in a new TV series!

    • @FoggyBadger
      @FoggyBadger 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's literally all I know her from. A few years ago someone was like, "This movie was directed by Sarah Polley" and I was like, "Haha That's the name of one of the main actors from one of my favourite shows of all time! Small world!". That's when I found out she's a director and I was so excited!

  • @alanpyne896
    @alanpyne896 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    As a kid growing up in Canada, we used to watch her every week on a show called Road to Avonlea.

  • @AmandaMitro
    @AmandaMitro ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love the fact that Colbert asked some really interesting questions - and the answers Sarah gave were both entertaining and insightful. She’s brilliant and Colbert is a good interviewer who knows his subjects ❤ can’t wait to watch it!

  • @thesilkpurseguild5155
    @thesilkpurseguild5155 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    One small comment...... I hope you know how much impact you made on women all around the world. Thank you Sarah, thank you so very much.🎖

  • @JD-ku3xt
    @JD-ku3xt ปีที่แล้ว +75

    This is actually what I do as an autistic person. I force myself to go through life dealing with neurotypical people. That's why we're so resilient. We do that every day. Neurotypicals generally don't.

    • @dellacalfee
      @dellacalfee ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Well said. I think her advice is very useful.

    • @Sufferingsassafrass
      @Sufferingsassafrass ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Great analogy! Yes, so much truth. We’re a household of neurodivergents and we are uncomfortable and push through every damn day. ❤

    • @dawnvalentine74
      @dawnvalentine74 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly.

    • @squatch545
      @squatch545 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, I also force myself to sniff other people's flatulence, even though sometimes it can be dangerous, or even non-survivable.

  • @frankboyd.
    @frankboyd. ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Sarah is a national treasure 🇨🇦❤️

  • @likethecheeze321
    @likethecheeze321 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The Avonlea Chronicles was an integral part of my child hood. I did a double take when I saw Sarah Polley on my screen.

  • @KokomoGreenberg
    @KokomoGreenberg ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Love Sarah Polly I'll never forget her in the movie Go a classic

    • @anadraham2995
      @anadraham2995 ปีที่แล้ว

      I fell in love immediately with that cashier 💯 She's just kinda great. Family Circus still sucks...

    • @ianrobinson4200
      @ianrobinson4200 ปีที่แล้ว

      Love that movie, one of the most rewatchable and fast paced movies ever

  • @nartarlyiatremaynne1239
    @nartarlyiatremaynne1239 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    God was showing off when
    Sarah Polley was made.
    Sarah is brilliant and incandescent to make a great interview.
    I am gifting this book to 20 of my friends so they are able to take this journey with Sarah.
    Australia

  • @simonmandrakejones
    @simonmandrakejones ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Her movie "Stories we Tell" is absolutely amazing.

  • @tracycagliero129
    @tracycagliero129 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Very talented all the way around, very grounded. Loved her ever since Road to Avonlea and can’t wait to read her book. She’s lived a very interesting life!

    • @michaelrmurphy2734
      @michaelrmurphy2734 ปีที่แล้ว

      I got squeezed out of Halifax and I live in northern Nova Scotia now.
      With a view of Prince Edward Island! Road to Avonlea across the EVIL bridge!

  • @artbyrooster
    @artbyrooster ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’ve only known her from Go, Dawn of the Dead, Splice and maybe one other movie and I enjoy her in each one. I had no idea she directed as well. I’m gonna check out her whole discography now. I love her personality. Very much a true real life person and not a drop of fake celebrity in her. 🤘🏽

  • @tomderuiter2254
    @tomderuiter2254 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I've been in an accident a few weeks ago and have a really big concussions myself, so her story sounds very relatable. And gives me hope for the future

    • @sn-mz3ok
      @sn-mz3ok ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hope you are alright and that you get well soon! :)

  • @lorinichols1847
    @lorinichols1847 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    This concept of challenging the body (in reasonable doses) is the idea behind intentional exercise, fasting, heat and cold exposure -- they are hormetic stressors and make us stronger when applied correctly. The body is has an incredible capacity for healing, and almost everything is at least improvable. I've only been learning about this for the past five years or so and my mind is still blown!

  • @EconAdviser
    @EconAdviser ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I recall how my kids loved her playing Ramona in Canadian show of the Beverly Cleary books. Fabulous actress, director, activist.

  • @sjc1169
    @sjc1169 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is the type of interview where people who don't know Sarah will actively seek to know more about her work.
    From Road to Avonlea, Sweete Hereafter, Take this Waltz, Stories we Tell, Away From Her, Dawn of the Dead, Slings and Arrows, and so on

  • @withOphelia
    @withOphelia ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Sarah brings back many memories from my youth. She was a gem in My Life Without Me.

    • @Sammy5481
      @Sammy5481 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mr. Tough guy here...not after I saw her in My Life Without me. Tears were streaming down this old grizzled face of mine ! This lady has it all , intelligence, charisma, beauty, talent, etc.etc. !

  • @makiburgess5733
    @makiburgess5733 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Away from Her is one of my favourite films. Great script and beautiful performances by Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsett, and Olympia Dukakis.

  • @The_RedVIII
    @The_RedVIII ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I was always kinda sad about her retiring from acting. She was great in Dawn of the Dead.

    • @Clem.H.Fandango
      @Clem.H.Fandango ปีที่แล้ว

      Is that...sarcasm?

    • @andrewklang809
      @andrewklang809 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I first saw her in Munchausen and Avonlea, so she's had plenty of time to scratch that acting itch. Seems clear long ago she got tired of the limited opportunities afforded to women in the industry and wanted more creative control. Can't fault that.

    • @ronch182
      @ronch182 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you really? Name another movie you've seen her in?

    • @AlphaFoxDelta
      @AlphaFoxDelta ปีที่แล้ว +4

      First saw her in that as well. Favorite horror movie by far.

    • @lizannewhitlow1085
      @lizannewhitlow1085 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      “The Sweet Hereafter.”

  • @m1ssb3having
    @m1ssb3having ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Watched the movie yesterday. Amazing and powerful.

  • @JD-ku3xt
    @JD-ku3xt ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I remember when she was an actress in "Go". It's so cool to see her making her own movies as a director. She's awesome.

    • @BMass83
      @BMass83 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I LOVED “Go!” Such a phenomenal movie.

    • @AnneWilkynson
      @AnneWilkynson ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She's done so much, but I absolutely loved 'Go'!

  • @gracevalentine1666
    @gracevalentine1666 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The New Yorker interview with Sarah is excellent too, good show mr. C.

  • @Beverley30333
    @Beverley30333 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I loved hearing what she had to say. It really resonated and has got me thinking. Feel the fear and do it anyway.

    • @karincerstvik3840
      @karincerstvik3840 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I read that book by Susan Jeffers in the 1980's. It changed my life!!!

  • @diannaw3034
    @diannaw3034 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Discovered her first in Exotica and The Hanging Garden and have loved her since... and more so loved her foray in to directing! What a gifted woman in the industry! 🥰🤩🍁

  • @Speaking4lines
    @Speaking4lines ปีที่แล้ว +14

    HOLY shit this interview is amazing. As a chronic migraine sufferer those symptoms are very familiar. I can't wait to read her book!!!!!!

  • @kkz201
    @kkz201 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Sarah Polley, Francis Mcdormand, Jessie Buckley AND Claire Foy!?!? Can't wait to see the movie. These ladies are phenomenal at their craft. What a line up of talent!

  • @ivannano
    @ivannano ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've always enjoyed Sarah. She will continue to present work that is challenging and important.

  • @literaryjunkie6987
    @literaryjunkie6987 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    i LOVE LOVE LOVE that she has grown into such an inspiring woman! She was a HUGE part in my growing up- I want to move to Avonlea , STILL. Can't wait to see this!

    • @oldpossum57
      @oldpossum57 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well…move before climate change seas swallow all of PEI.

  • @FanofHarper
    @FanofHarper ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I don't think that I've ever been so excited to see someone on my TH-cam feed. My favorite actress and director sharing books and a movie to check out! Beautiful way to start a Monday!

  • @usaskjock
    @usaskjock ปีที่แล้ว +19

    She's so brilliant
    I grew up on road to avonlea
    She's def Fantastic representative in Canada

  • @genevievelong7461
    @genevievelong7461 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I know she’s from Ontario but I’ll always think of her as an Islander. So proud of her and her incredible career!

  • @hankygirl
    @hankygirl ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Is this the same Sarah Polley who played Ramona in the Canadian series in the 80s? And did she play the daughter of John Adams in that limited series? She is an awesome actress

  • @colleenshea2293
    @colleenshea2293 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I really enjoyed Sarah's new book! Recommend!

  • @jamesstuart3346
    @jamesstuart3346 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    If you haven't see "Away From Her" rent it right now. A total classic

  • @swedish_malin
    @swedish_malin ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Love Sarah, she is so inspiring! Highly recommend her award-winning documentary 'Stories We Tell'. 🙂 Looking forward to reading her book, though I hope it's more nuanced than this interview about that method not being appropriate for most chronic conditions.

    • @CumulusSkies
      @CumulusSkies ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Exactly. I have a debilitating chronic illness that is made worse by pushing through the pain. I’m sincerely glad pushing through cured her, but hearing this made me feel bad about myself. Like I don’t have enough grit to heal myself. But after decades of trying just about everything to improve my condition I’m still left with severe pain, and I’m downright tired. So very tired.

  • @jnpilot
    @jnpilot ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Take this Waltz and Away from Her are two of my favorite movies. Cannot wait to see Women Talking.

  • @rozgnatt1
    @rozgnatt1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    February 2021 I tripped and ended up with a frontal lobe brain bleed that would have likely killed me if my hands didn't stop functioning. I'm into year number two. Slowly getting better. Thanks for sharing your story, Sarah.

  • @maryhurst4663
    @maryhurst4663 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Looking forward to seeing this movie. What a fantastic cast of women.

  • @mboaz4730
    @mboaz4730 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    'Women Talking' was awesome. I especially identified with Claire Foy's character. She was all the rage that I ever felt in the church I grew up in. Trying to square Philippians 4:8, which they quote many times in the movie, with the the barely-veiled misogyny that was in every facet of life. I lived in abject fear for a long time and barely escaped with my life. I had to stop the movie many times to scream at the screen and cry. I think if I was those ladies I would have taken my stuff and burned everything else that was left to the ground, including the traitorous women that stayed behind. I have no more forgiveness in me.

  • @DalisYT
    @DalisYT ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I would love to see her act again! She could direct herself!

  • @reymalaret9664
    @reymalaret9664 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The first time I heard that phrase “run towards the danger” was by my drill sergeant back in 1980. Coming from the public school system in PR my English was worse than bad at best. So I asked for an explanation, in that face of my life was more like volunteer, don’t be afraid to clean a toilet or answer the phone. So to him running towards the danger meant to have a chance in life to learn how to do or not to do anything and everything in life. That little sergeant from Hawaii change my life for ever.

  • @MarkMacRae
    @MarkMacRae ปีที่แล้ว +11

    So looking forward to hearing and seeing more from Sarah.

  • @brentcastro14
    @brentcastro14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very thankful to hear her speak about her concussion. I sustained one 10 months ago and have had problems on and off... now that I know about her book, I am going to start reading it in hopes for more inspiration and advancement in my own personal recovery. Thank you Colbert for brining this topic to the pubic.

  • @meganbreen1380
    @meganbreen1380 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    she's brilliant! stoked for this movie, claire foy was incredible in that clip

  • @openyourmind3763
    @openyourmind3763 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Been a fan of Sarah Polley since The Sweet Hereafter and My Life Without Me. She is an extraordinarily talented actress, writer and director. I would see anything she is connected with but be prepared for a gut punch and long lasting impression. Such a treat in our world of superficiality.

  • @FurryPrincess1
    @FurryPrincess1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She was pretty adorable in One Magic Christmas. We watch it every year, even though it's kinda dark.

  • @BenevolentChum
    @BenevolentChum ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wonderful artist. National treasure. Great book.

  • @soniafaye9919
    @soniafaye9919 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Interesting to hear her take on child acting, I appreciate her honesty. I’ve always wondered about that. Thanks Stephen for having a great interview question.
    Go Sarah!

    • @mhawang8204
      @mhawang8204 ปีที่แล้ว

      During the peak of #MeToo, Sarah wrote an article about her experiences as an actress growing up in the industry and why she shifted to behind the camera. Surprised Colbert doesn’t seem to be aware of that.

    • @JLMac322
      @JLMac322 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She covers it in the book really well. She suffered a lot of anxiety and I'd go as far as to say abuse while she was a child actor. The book is a really fantastic musing on that, among other things

  • @lisarakic9285
    @lisarakic9285 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I haven't seen Sarah Polley in ages. Good to see her.

  • @missimiss8140
    @missimiss8140 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So proud of her! Fellow Torontonian. Remember watching her on the show Ramona and seeing her perform in small theatre shows around the city. She's come a long way and well deserved accolades!

  • @k...5853
    @k...5853 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    She was awesome in The Sweet Hereafter

    • @SpiderHacksaw
      @SpiderHacksaw ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, one of the most subtly powerful films ever made and it would have not been as good without her. Her presence and her VO and even her singing of the song "Courage" is amazing. Many people have not seen that movie possibly because they get depressed but it was the opposite of depressing for me because of Sarah's character and the depth of her character and that characters ability to survive and not be overcome by all her travails is so amazing.

  • @sbrink1
    @sbrink1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wow, Sarah, well said..We need to approach everything!! in life with that challenge. "Run toward the danger" Love It.

  • @scottwilson3741
    @scottwilson3741 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I absolutely loved her in Go! 1 of my favorite movies

  • @andrewanastasovski1609
    @andrewanastasovski1609 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm a big fan of Sarah Polley as a director. All her movies are great.

  • @jabbermocky4520
    @jabbermocky4520 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    What I LOVE about "Women Talking" is that nothing goes "Boom!"; there are no fight scenes or car chases; no gunshots! Imagine that? No gunshots in a movie. Quite refreshing even though the subject matter deals with themes of sexual violence and rebellion against that violence. It's the finest film I've seen in decades.

    • @MacchiatoSwirlGirl
      @MacchiatoSwirlGirl 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fantastic dialogue, strong. Reads like a play

  • @dogscratchedoor
    @dogscratchedoor ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sarah Polley is such an innovative, creative, writer, director, I think she's brave in so many ways.

  • @navidmohammmadpour3751
    @navidmohammmadpour3751 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    What a lovely woman

  • @hijklmnop42
    @hijklmnop42 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a charming interview! I feel like the audience wasn't as reactive as they would've been with a known personality... but Sarah's anecdotes were funny! So glad she's leading the way in being a multi-hyphenate in Hollywood.

  • @AndySaenz
    @AndySaenz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She played the role of Sara Stanley in Road to Avonlea! It aired on the Disney channel in the 1990s! She did an amazing job in that show, and I really enjoyed watching her on that show. She was so exuberant and free spirited as Sara.

  • @SpiderHacksaw
    @SpiderHacksaw ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I love Sarah Polly. She was the star of one of the best movies ever made: The Sweet Hereafter. The film itself by Atom Egoyan is a profound movie in its subtlety and horror. It somehow manages to be a beautiful piece of art that is deeply emotional on so many levels. And her VO in the film adds so much weight to it, including her singing voice for the song "Courage". Ian Holm is also profound in the film. ( I just have to include here that The Sweet Hereafter and Barton Fink are two of the most unrecognized brilliant films ever made.) Anyhow, I love women and I love women talking. If you've ever gotten to be the one guy in a group of women talking it can be a profound experience. It can be very different than a group of men talking. Once you get beneath the surface chatter that is. So, I am excited to see this film. Because of my immense appreciation for Sarah Polley and Frances McDormand. th-cam.com/video/U7oQ93GZSxk/w-d-xo.html

    • @renee9129
      @renee9129 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Sweet Hereafter is one of greatest movies - one of the saddest and one of the deepest and most brilliant pieces of filmmaking.

    • @ianrobinson4200
      @ianrobinson4200 ปีที่แล้ว

      She was also in Atom's earlier movie Exotica, a great film in it's own right...

  • @Canuckmom128
    @Canuckmom128 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well..that’s a powerful, Canadian one-two punch…Miriam Toews and Sarah Polley. Would love to see this on the big screen (if the damn weather would cooperate). Great Writer, Director, Producers and Cast.

  • @craigraby5039
    @craigraby5039 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I got to serve her in a restaurant in Peterborough Ontario when she was was presenting a short film at a festival, and I was in awe because I grew up with her in Road to Avonlea. She could not of been nicer.

  • @anushkaps7917
    @anushkaps7917 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Wow, Sarah Polley just exudes confidence

    • @Sufferingsassafrass
      @Sufferingsassafrass ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She truly does! I’m so impressed with her, even more so after seeing this interview. Been a fan for years and now I want to BE her😊

  • @tobythomas3413
    @tobythomas3413 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I read that book a few years ago and it was one of those books that stays with you. So glad that it was made into a movie and that a woman directed it!

    • @ghengiskhan9308
      @ghengiskhan9308 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What if a man directed it

  • @mvann5
    @mvann5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Interesting interview as I had never heard of her! She seems very insightful.

    • @jonsher7682
      @jonsher7682 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sarah was a child actor star in Canada, then a compelling actor as an adult in some great films like The Sweet Hereafter, which won the Grand Prix at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival and received two Academy Award nominations, then left acting to direct and write, including a documentary that revealed that the man she thought was her father (also an actor) was not - she was the child of a director who had an affair with her mother. As a child she was precocious; as an adult she shows her intelligence and insight in her work and how she conducts herself.

  • @jaydee5326
    @jaydee5326 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sarah Polley is amazing and a personal idol.
    Love your work and thank you for changing my world for the better.

  • @mellisapollom2241
    @mellisapollom2241 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember when Sara Polley was on Road To Avonlea. She is such a talented young lady.

    • @aleejjj
      @aleejjj ปีที่แล้ว

      My childhood series

  • @kathyjacoby4535
    @kathyjacoby4535 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just keep swimming and smiling....
    This is what I've been doing for a few years now. I love the way that doctor told it to her though, "run toward the danger." After all the trauma, ptsd, and loss that I have endured from several different sources in these past few years, I just keep pushing forward. When it comes to the head trauma from a severe car crash (a lady failed to stop at her stop sign) I think I may yet be unwilling to admit to myself that it may have affected my brain. Because when she listed off her symptoms I was like "hmm, that sounds like me."

  • @Jessica_Valerio
    @Jessica_Valerio ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That was the most timid clap I’ve ever heard after an audience is shown a movie clip. That clip was phenomenal.

    • @lorettanericcio-bohlman567
      @lorettanericcio-bohlman567 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sometimes the truth catches people off guard

    • @loganastrup6870
      @loganastrup6870 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lorettanericcio-bohlman567that was definitely an ADR clap. It didn’t sound like it was coming from people in the audience

  • @j.gravett2878
    @j.gravett2878 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I first saw her on the movie "Go"! Then I saw the movies she made like "Save This Waltz" Beautiful! 💖💖💖

  • @Rankutubuki88
    @Rankutubuki88 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She is sooo smart, never thought she is an author… She is a great film maker… i just watched her documentary about her father… and it was awesome..

  • @suerawley3141
    @suerawley3141 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The "run towards the light" comment totally applied to my hyperacusis situation. "Run to the sound!" I was starving my ears because I was blocking out noise after ear trauma. I worked through the discomfort with sound therapy and meditation.

  • @amandanw
    @amandanw ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Sarah Polley?! 😮 She was Ramona!!! I was surprised to see her name on a TH-cam video title. I watched Ramona every day after school back in the late 80s. It's cool to see what she's like as an adult!

    • @michaelrmurphy2734
      @michaelrmurphy2734 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I remember that series! Shot on film, even!

    • @amandanw
      @amandanw ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@michaelrmurphy2734 It's unbelievable that more people don't remember it. It was such a realistic show, with realistic characters wearing realistic clothes and doing realistic things in a realistic house, and Ramona/Sarah was only a year older than me, so I was the perfect age for it. I'd rush home from school to try not to miss the beginning of each episode! I'd already read all of the books and liked seeing parts of the books acted out in the show. I totally understood why she made a toothpaste birthday cake in the sink and why she went to school in her pajamas, even though adults could never understand. And the episode when their mom makes tongue for dinner and Ramona plays with the chicken skin that Beezus is afraid of... 😆!
      I also still have my old behind-the-scenes book about the TV show, along with my other Ramona books. I read those things so much they're full of creases!
      (Sorry, sometimes I talk too much when I get excited! I really loved that show when I was little!)

  • @c.m.4686
    @c.m.4686 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The first photo Stephen shows Sarah and the audience of Sarah's early acting career was a still from a film "One Magic Christmas" with Mary Steenburgen and Harry Dean Stanton. It was filmed in Meaford, Ontario and there is one scene where some of the characters are in a car and they drive past a motel sign. That was when I thought to look up where the movie was filmed because that particular motel sign was of the motel that my granny and grandad owned in the early 70's. Funny how something can jump out at you. She played a very small part of a little impoverished girl who Mary Steenburgen's on screen husband refurbishes a bicycle for and gifts it to her from "Santa". It is a very sweet movie (but not Hallmarkish); it has grit - which is my favourite kind of Christmas movie. After all, Harry Dean Stanton is in it! Also - saw "Women Talking" the other night. Brilliant and haunting. My daughter and I were talking about it for days after. Thanks, Sarah, for such a moving adaptation.

  • @shawn7536
    @shawn7536 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ive always loved her as an actor! And that clip my god, running to see this film

  • @lauriegough5865
    @lauriegough5865 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love Sarah Polley so much. Wish it could have been longer!