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Carrie Coon Doesn’t Care About Being Liked (EXCLUSIVE)
Source: Variety · Published
Carrie Coon has little interest in being liked. “I think likability is an overrated quality,” she tells Variety. “It’s more interesting to play a character that is not just likable.” It’s an attitude that has served Coon well throughout a career that has moved from Chicago’s regi
Carrie Coon has little interest in being liked. “I think likability is an overrated quality,” she tells Variety. “It’s more interesting to play a character that is not just likable.” It’s an attitude that has served Coon well throughout a career that has moved from Chicago’s regional theater scene to Broadway and, eventually, to film […]
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