Ilana Glazer on Motherhood and Friendship, On- and Off-Screen
May 28, 2024
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Actress and co-writer Ilana Glazer discusses motherhood and friendship, on- and off-screen. She talks about the graphic realities of pregnancy, artistic collaboration, therapy, and the impact of personal experiences like motherhood on creativity.
Glazer's film 'Babes' explores the beauty and challenges of motherhood through humor and realism.
Glazer reflects on the societal discomfort with women's narratives about pregnancy and parenting.
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The Evolution of Creative Career and Motherhood
Alana Glazer reflects on her journey as a comedian, starting with the success of Broad City, and how her new movie, Babes, represents a shift towards exploring themes of friendship and motherhood. The film delves into the challenges faced by women as they navigate motherhood while maintaining their identities and relationships, portraying a realistic yet comedic take on these experiences.
Personal Growth and Perspective on Parenthood
Alana Glazer discusses the transformative impact of motherhood on her personal and professional life, emphasizing the newfound joy and pleasure she experiences amidst the challenges. Through therapy and self-reflection, she navigates the complexities of balancing work, creativity, and parenting, highlighting the profound emotional journey and introspection that comes with being a mother.
In their breakout comedy series, “Broad City,” Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson played raucous and raunchy best friends who were the glue in each other’s lives. In “Babes,” the new movie co-written by Glazer and directed by Pamela Adlon (fresh off her own series, “Better Things”), friendship is, again, a life force. Glazer plays Eden, a yoga teacher who gets pregnant unexpectedly and becomes a single mom. This time Glazer plays opposite Michelle Buteau, whom Glazer calls a “muse” for the film. Even though it didn’t take long to get the script green-lit, Glazer says some of the more graphic realities of pregnancy and having children were taken as somewhat “blue.” That assessment, she tells TheNew Yorker’s Naomi Fry, makes her wonder, “Perhaps we’ve been so disembodied from our own life force, from our own origin stories, that we find it disgusting. But it’s not disgusting. It’s hilarious, it’s beautiful, it’s also ugly, it’s sweet and soft, it’s hard and intense, but the way women talk still really rubs people the wrong way.” Glazer also talks with Fry about what Jacobson taught her about being an artist, going to therapy three times a week, and being wild about her daughter.
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