Great interview with #KathyBates about developing her character on #Matlock, what sold her on the role, how she lost weight so she could be more physically able to do the role like stand for long periods of time and even fitting into anything for costume design purposes etc. It's mainly about health issues and how she's worked so hard to overcome them and that everything coincided with getting Matlock.
What really sucks about this ... and sucks in general is that people don't listen to their bodies when they're young. They don't pay attention to doing things to ensure they live longer and better ... they don't start paying attention until something bad happens or when they get old and it's not that it's too late but it becomes harder and some things are irreversible.
Health should be more of a priority and we should have education on our health ALL THROUGH SCHOOL but we don't.
Kathy says she knows why she ate ... she can pinpoint it exactly NOW but why not think about that stuff back then when she was having trouble fitting into things and getting the roles she wanted. It was tied to self esteem but there was no help or insight for her at the time. She knew why she was doing it and just couldn't stop.
I always tell people to think more and feel less and they think there is something wrong with that mentality. You could be living better. That's NEVER a waste.