Just because I’m a has-been doesn’t mean I want to be in your right-wing Christian movie
I got one about a month ago that had actor names in place of character names, namely, the actors they wished would play each part. Like half of them were former child stars.
It’s as if they want us to be part of a vey specific redemption narrative. Being a child star, falling from grace and public view, then finding Jesus and making liberal Hollywood safe for right-wing Christians.
The idea that our lives might be more then a cautionary tale, or some cheap inspiration, is beyond their comprehension.
And yeah, obviously some former child actors have gone on to embrace their faith, and if that brings them peace, good for them.
But I don’t need anybody else to shape my life according to their narrative.
OK, because some people are misunderstanding, no, the plot of the script sent to me was not literally about child stars finding redemption. I was talking about a greater narrative, not one in a script.
Especially since I was talking about more than one script. Thought I made myself clear, but apparently not.
Shame they didn’t check with my publicist before they wrote an article about it.
It’s almost as if they had a very specific narrative in mind when they wrote that article about my not wanting to be part of someone else’s narrative!
