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Quote of the week:"I don't mind not having a lot of confidence, truly, I mean, it sounds really weird, but I like my stumbling, it sort of leads me to great places, you know? I'm intimidated by really confident people, I like people that are- who have a little- who ask questions or aren't so sure. I always feel more comfortable."In Theatres and Stores:for release dates in different countries, check here.Upcoming Projects:
"The 24-Hour Play"
"Room 10"
On DVD:
Friends with Money
The Break-Up
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Genre: Improvisation, Broadway Play
Genres: Dramedy
Genres: DramedyThe Oprah Winfrey Show
Before Jennifer Aniston tells us about her new passion, she's here to set the record straight on a few rumors, from brand new boobs to a breakup.
First, are she and Vince Vaughn broken up? "No," says Jennifer. "No."
Next, in an Oprah Show town hall, even Roy Peter Clark, who is a senior scholar from a media think tank, couldn't escape magazine covers in the airport questioning whether or not Jennifer has had breast implants. Has she?
"No boob job!" says Jennifer. "You know what it's called? It's called 10 pounds. Here's what it is�this is the funny thing�you're either, 'Oh, look at the bump,' or 'The Pregnant�,' and they circle the bump and there's an arrow. But instead it's like, you know, maybe a couple cheese plates too many..."
And finally, Jennifer has a new baby! "Yes, I do," says Jennifer. "Dolly. A little puppy. A little five-month old. A little white German Shepard."
Jennifer recently joined forces with Glamour magazine to do something that she's never done before�direct. Glamour held a contest where thousands of women submitted their real life stories about defining moments that made them stronger, wiser and victorious. The winning stories were then made into short films directed by award-winning actresses and writers.
Jennifer is making her directorial debut with Room 10, a film she co-directed with one of her best friends, documentary producer and director Andrea Buchanan. "At first it was the idea, I think, that was scary," says Jennifer. "Once we hit the ground running, there was no fear at all."
Although they were given about 30 stories to choose from, Jennifer says she knew the first story she read was the one she would direct. "We were on a ski trip and they were all skiing and I was not skiing�I just couldn't, it just wrecked me," she says. "It was so beautiful�So universal�A story that everyone will relate to."
Room 10 is based on a short story written by Colleen Goldrick, a mother and nurse from New Jersey. Colleen wrote about a couple who changed her life forever.
Colleen's own "fairy tale" was not turning out the way she had imagined it�her marriage had ended and her dream job had left her feeling cynical. "One thing I found out about nursing is that a lot of elderly people die alone, they die without family," says Colleen. "To see it time after time starts hardening your heart a little bit."
She writes, "I never thought I would find beauty in death, but one day I did. I was working as an RN and taking care of an elderly man who was dying. He was unconscious. And when I came on duty, no one was with him. I came back into the room and sitting there next to him was a very elegant elderly lady dressed beautifully holding his hand and talking to him. She noticed me and introduced me to her husband of 60 years. She told me that today was going to be the day she lost her John."
Colleen says when it was time for the woman's husband to pass away she called the couple's son. What happened next changed her life forever.
"The turning point for me was when the family came in, because the room was filled with like 20 people. The sons came, the grandchildren came, and even the little grandchildren," says Colleen. "That's when she just rubbed his arm and she said, 'The kids are here now. I'll be okay.' And he passed away right after that. That was really just�it was a beautiful moment."
Colleen realized, "I didn't need the happily ever after. It's the other people you touch in your life�I mean, what a legacy he left."
Room 10 stars Hollywood legend Kris Kristofferson and Robin Wright Penn. What was it like for them to work with the rookie director?
"I have so much respect for Jennifer as an actress, it's very easy for me to take direction from her," says Kris. "I think I'll get more work if there are more women directors!"
Robin Wright Penn, Sean Penn's wife, plays Colleen in this movie. "I was approached first with � 'Hey, you want to do this short that Jennifer Aniston's directing?' And I said, 'Yeah, I do!' because I always loved her from afar," Robin says. "And then they told me that it was stories made by women for women and I just thought, what a great opportunity. This is the new millennium for women. Women are in film. They're here. There is a pulse. It's just we need to open the screen door."
Robin says she felt "girl power" on the set. "I loved working with Jennifer," Robin says. "She's very in tune and a very calm presence. There's such a genuine feeling on the set, just, you know, girls. There was a real sense of that community. And she being the leader, she was incredible."