The romance dramedy has been ruthlessly re-evaluated in the modern era but Braff is taking the backlash in stride.
“And so I wrote that character.”
Braff had OCD as a child, he said.
Natalie Portman and Zach Braff in ‘Garden State’.K.C. Bailey
“I knew I was battling something.
That’s what writingGarden Statewas about.
I wasn’t as extreme as Andy, but I was certainly battling my own demons.
Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman in ‘A Good Person’.Jeong Park / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures
He said, I just feel lucky that I get to make stuff.
I can’t really dwell on it.
No one said being a creative person was easy, but you have to be vulnerable and authentically yourself.
Otherwise, what’s the point?
Your skin gets tougher.
When you’re young, you’re very vulnerable.
But I’ve been doing this for 20 years now.
You get used to it.”
Her unlikely friendship with her would-be-father-in-law (Morgan Freeman) emboldens her to put herself back together again.
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