![]() She goes, "Should we ask them if they're willing to make it a female?" I said, "Yeah." ![]() My agent said, "Let's just start reading the scripts." She came up with this one. Is it true you asked to see scripts for male roles? ZK: This role was originally written for a man. So we've all known each other for umpteen-chillion years and have supported each other from afar. He was like, "If you don't get with her, I'm gonna get with her." He was kidding, but sort of pushing. I met George at a party where he was doing Buddy Hackett imitations! George was the reason the guy that I ended up dating dated me. SB: Grant, George, and the person I dated were all friends. We have known each other since we started in this business. And then working with Grant and George was exciting. I went, "Wow." It's couched in this absurdist look at the inner workings of politics, but it represented the people of Bolivia, who are fearless in fighting for what they feel is right. I won't embarrass her by reciting her acts of generosity, but I will say: After spending time with Sandy, I now have a new standard of how to conduct myself, not just at work but also in life. At dinners with the cast, I watched her draw out even the most reticent person, disarming with laughter, listening with her entire self. Not "for a movie star," not "in this business." Kindest. What if this person I've admired for so long turned out to be less than worthy? Well, I hate to break it to you: "Sandy," as she cheerfully introduced herself to me over email before we started filming, is one of the kindest people I have ever met. ![]() (She's also a producer on the film.) I leapt at the chance to work with her-when I got the call offering me the part, I physically jumped up and down. Last fall I auditioned for director David Gordon Green's political dramedy Our Brand Is Crisis, starring Bullock as Jane Bodine, an unconventional and hyperintelligent political consultant. At dinners with the cast, I watched her draw out even the most reticent person, disarming with laughter, listening with Check out an excerpt below, and read the full interview in the November issue of Glamour, on newsstands October 13. Sandra Bullock is on the cover of Glamour this month, where she sits down with her Our Brand Is Crisis costar Zoe Kazan to answer questions about her career, motherhood, how she landed a role intended for a man, and more.
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