Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn talks about her new film 'Queen Bees'
Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn plays a reluctant new arrival at a retirement home in comedy "Queen Bees", where she comes face to face with a gang of "mean girls".
Despite insisting on a temporary stay while her home is renovated, Burstyn's character Helen soon makes friends with the women and finds romance as well. The 88-year-old, known for her work in Hollywood, television and Broadway, spoke to Reuters about the role alongside co-stars Ann-Margret and Loretta Devine.Burstyn: "It was a different image of a retirement home that I was carrying in my head ... We were in a real retirement home and it was beautiful. I was surprised at how many activities there were and the swimming pool and the beautiful dining room and good food and then a lot of love affairs were going on there.
Ann-Margret: "No hesitation at all, no. And it was so much fun having Christopher Lloyd as my boyfriend. He was so dear and full of life and so endearing." Burstyn: "Writers don't write very often films for four women in their 70s and I'm in my 80s ... it's a rare thing and it's a relief for me to see people that I recognise as somebody that I might actually know ... and not older people just pictured as doddering old folks on their way out. I like that about it, it's fun."Devine: "Someone very rich and famous told me to never tell my age ...
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