Sigourney Weaver on her unpredictable career

[@bigneon_glitter]

Low key, one of cinema's greatest icons.

[@chrisfinch8637]

Sigourney is one of a kind. She brings such energy to the screen, since Alien and many more!

[@elle9543]

I loved Galaxy Quest. Alien always.

[@45dable]

She can save a movie, even if the movie is so bad.

[@skylark1250]

Galaxy Quest was a nice change of pace from her dramatic roles and she’s just too much fun to ignore as the sexy Computer repeater in the “historical documents.” Too cool. The cast was brilliant. One of my favorite movies. She was terrific in Working Girl. And as Diana Fossi in Gorillas in the Mist. Always worth watching.

[@meritorioustechnate9455]

Death and the Maiden is some of her best work. Timeless film. SW was robbed of her Oscar.

[@psfca]

She should have already won an Academy Award

[@petewong2372]

And Emmy Award

[@oscarfun100]

Should have won for Aliens and/or for Working Girl.

[@charlesdavis545]

0r 3; #gorillasinthemist #Alien #Workinggirl

[@Clin45]

She should’ve one for all 3-Aliens, working girl and Gorillas in the mist

[@stevegordon5689]

like they mean anything anymore

[@jazzlover9050]

Love her! Boy aging gracefully, and looks beautiful for 72 years old!

[@thegoodthebadandtheugly579]

Yes, she looks fantastic! So great she doesn’t do any stupid operations! She just looks like an amazing lady with great dignity, who has done so much in her life.. she was such an icon and such a statement against the typical woman role..

[@DarrickDraper]

She is an absolute class act. I just love who she is. A non nonsense sensibility in the best way. Unbelievable she is 73. Such vitality and interest in creation. You are an inspiration Sigourney 💜

[@danielnowak2958]

Yeah.She looks like 55.

[@authorliannejames]

I love her humility at the end with Jane’s compliment. ❤

[@mililaniman]

I love her versatility as an actress. I love all of Sigourney Weaver's performances.

[@45dable]

That is the way an actor or actress must work, contrary they would just fit in certain kind of genres. For example, many action actors. For example one of those guys who can perform many kind of roles is Sam Rockwell.

[@nairemlap533]

When i watched Alien for the first time when i was 10 years old, Ellen Ripley literally changed my life and the way i looked at film. If i could meet any actor it would be Sigourney Weaver

[@misse0077]

I will always love her. That scene in Aliens where she 'communicates' with the Queen is one of the greatest scenes in a film. She should've won that Oscar.

[@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753]

Listen when she says..."Get away from her you B**ch," I jumped out of my chair and screamed YEAAAAAAAA!!! HAHAHAH

[@misse0077]

@@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753 I was on a trip and went to a toy store and found a magnet with her in the yellow loader and it says that under her😁

[@moniqueosby7709]

Sigourney Weaver is an amazing actress! She can bring the scary and then turn around and bring the funny. She made me scream with laughter in "Heartbreakers" and my favorite of ALL TIME "Galaxy Quest"🍿🎬📽️

[@christya2488]

I love both of those films! One of my favorite lines of all time is from "Heartbreakers." She tells her daughter to "Wear whatever you want to wear, except what you're wearing right now." Lol. She delivered that line perfectly.

[@nikkitaylor8263]

In Galaxy Quest when she looks up and sees that fan and says"Why are there always fans?" Its hysterical...especially if you are a huge fan of all the Alien films.

[@johnconnelly4053]

​@@christya2488

[@marla591]

Great films! She is in a class by herself!

[@dirtyfishydishcloth]

@@nikkitaylor8263 ROFLMAO! I forgot all about that!

[@angelinamclaughlin-heil]

I love her so much! She is an icon and national treasure.

[@infraredthomas]

One of my favorite actresses, who continues to work steadily in a variety of genres. She's selective about the roles she chooses based on the story, which has served her well as she isn't defined by any particular genre. Whether on screen in dramatic, action or comedic performances or narrating a docu-series, it always feels like Sigourney Weaver provides an "intelligent", thoughtful performance.

[@tammysharp2155]

I love this woman and her being true to herself and not letting past negative experiences shape her. Aliens is one of my all time favorite movies💪🥰

[@pritchettdan]

I just adore Sigourney Weaver!

[@laentidaddesconocida]

Me too! 😊

[@dondon6655]

'A year of living dangerously'. I can't believe this interview didn't bring this up. It made her as a star.

[@jwilli7434]

Also no mention of her friendship with playwright Christopher Durang who cast her in a lot of his plays such as Beyond Therapy.

[@kwdrm1]

Let's not forget the first two "Ghostbusters" movies.

[@abdiver12]

An incredible combination of beauty, intelligence, compassion, and strength. Many actresses have one, two or even three of these traits, but very few have all four. A truly amazing lady.

[@lickos83]

Just wanted to say, this is such a great observation!

[@helixmoore7636]

I just watched her earlier film Snow Cake. Highly recommended

[@coral4189]

She is such a great actress, the biggest star of the cinema of the last half century. Who compares? Nobody else has been so iconic, so big on the screen.

[@RB-mq6em]

One of my all-time favourites. She broke my heart in Prayers For Bobby.

[@ascott2168]

That movie hits so hard 😥😓

[@steveconn]

Her portrayal of Diane Fossey in Gorillas In The Mist was really doing God's work as an actress (and Alien probably the future of space work, low wage workers facing whatever terrors corporations pit them against). A legendary career. The great Sigourney.

[@manchesterexplorer8519]

Just thinking , Sigourney has literally been in 4 or 5 of some of the best movies of all time . What a great legacy as well as cementing herself in history for many , many years to come . The Alien movies , Ghostbusters and also Avatar will still be watched many decades from now . She became a great actor during the prime time of Hollywood which was the mid 70's through the 80's which had the best movies .

[@VeeLondon1449]

Sigourney was at Yale studying acting with Meryl Streep. A fellow student stated that Meryl was lauded by teachers and Sigourney was constantly put down.. I’m glad Sigourney stuck in there and found success.

[@marla591]

Oh wow, I did not know that. Thank you for sharing.

[@gwendolyn7462]

You understand that Sig is really Cindy Weaver, and she comes from a long line of Hollywood Royalty.....she is not this little "little"

[@davidsessera1337]

Susan was her given name.

[@diabloakland]

@@gwendolyn7462 Susan

[@Cv227a]

Just a class act. And that voice...so distinctive!

[@WorldwideWyatt]

I love her VO work on Planet Earth.

[@johnflynn9619]

She is Exceptional. Beautiful & Very Talented. I don't know why she hasn't won an Oscar by now.

[@charlesdavis545]

Because Meryl keeps snatching them up.

[@ramprashad29]

She ages like fine wine. Bless her with health and strength amazing actress.

[@claudiamanta1943]

Indeed. And she is so modest lovable lady. 👏👏👏

[@SeamsLikeAGoodIdea]

What a great interview!! Thank you so much; I just love Sigourney Weaver. Looking forward to her new movies.💙

[@bryanariza1063]

Me too!

[@CaptainSpalding72]

She's worked in every single genre of film. An underappreciated gem.

[@GaryWalshDublin]

I love Sigourney Weaver. She is such an amazing actor

[@mrqs1549]

Sigourny is so awesome! She looks absolutely amazing!

[@55555gino]

She’s such an incredible actress. Hope she gets her Oscar soon. Legend

[@carriepoggio517]

I love this. Thank you for focusing on this unique and genuine human being. Sigourney Weaver has had my attention since the first time I saw her in Ghostbusters. I was a six foot tall nerd about to enter Middle school, and had already experienced the kind of cruel bullying many kids flung around like piñata candy. Seeing her confidence and kindness and humor, and those long legs stretching luxuriously from that red dress gave me a dash of confidence too. It took years for me to grow into and expand that first inkling she gave me that my unusual height, so ridiculed and mocked, actually meant potential for gravitas and a different kind of allure than most “beautiful women.” The legs helped, but more than that is the consistent spark of that brilliant brain, and the feeling whenever I see her, that she’s gonna figure this out, whatever it is. She’s the one to watch. Her role in Avatar for me was the true heart of the movie. And the movie I still will watch whenever I see it on, Dave, is a gem. So excited to anticipate the new movie with Kevin Kline. I really can’t think of a duo I would be more thrilled to see play leads opposite one another again. An amazing, true and good human. A tall woman. A still relevant role model I will always think of that way. And those legs❤. Thank you. This made my day.

[@gerrymorales]

I always liked in her interviews how she always stayed true to herself even if it meant she was not always well received by her peers and professors. While everyone was ogling Meryl Streep at Yale, Sigourney Weaver was knee-deep in experimental theater and avant-garde with her other weird classmates down the hall. I've always admired her authenticity.

[@helixmoore7636]

I'd have been ogling Sigourney

[@zimriel]

@@helixmoore7636 Indian? "Satanic Verses" had a running gag with one of the protags having a thing for Sigourney.

[@cherylbremson2421]

Yep, one of a kind! She elevates everything movie she does.

[@lenwelch2195]

Weavers portrayal of the vapid ,using boss in working girl with Melanie Griffith was iconic . Yes it was a comedy , but she phrased her commands “Tess” perfectly. We just hated her character - such a good actress.

[@thekiss2083]

That's lowkey my favorite Weaver performance

[@deb1here]

This was a great interview by Jane Pauley! And may I say, Jane still looks stunning at 71! omg I still remember when they had Deborah Norville replace Ms. Pauley on the Today show, back in 1989 - I was so upset. Sexism due to age was even more rampant back then. My God, Jane was ONLY 38! Ms. Pauley is still a great newscaster and interviewer. CBS Sunday Morning, hold onto her!

[@JohnnyAngel8]

I agree. Jane Paulie is great at her craft. I remember seeing both her and Jeff Glor doing the evening news and wondered why CBS didn't keep them as nightly anchors. I guess calm and steady news reporting is no longer wanted by the networks.

[@liw8718]

Yeah, but Deborah Norville didn't last too long at the Today show. How ironic both she and Jane are at CBS all these decades later. I do like Deborah's show Inside Edition

[@liw8718]

​@@JohnnyAngel8Yeah, but they beat Norah O'Donnell doing the evening broadcast. She's horrid

[@nikkitaylor8263]

72? really? I am shocked by that one. I thought she was my age 61. She is so multi functional and multi faceted ....she sure ages well! Fabulous Actress.

[@sattaway6854]

I have loved her always. Wow! She's part of the fabric of our lives.

[@Wydeedo]

Deserves multiple Oscar’s for multiple amazing performances and she’s also a badass

[@keensab]

I remember when I first saw Alien. It took me by surprise that her character was the last survivor. It just broke all molds.

[@Crimsonphilosophy]

Pick the story not the role. I love that

[@Cla_Disney]

She's so versatile it's crazy, she really is one of a kind, love this woman, she deserves everything, hope she'll continue acting for many many years to come

[@christya2488]

She's had a great career, but I think she was really under rated in Galaxy Quest. I thought she was hilarious in that film.

[@zimriel]

"Get out of here before one of those things kills Guy!" I fell out of my chair on that line, LOL

[@BIPDSHAWAII]

Sooo looking forward to seeing all her new movies. I really miss seeing her because all her roles are empowering. She never plays a boring woman. Badass is right! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@michelesmith85]

She’s one of my favorites.

[@TheIslandhunk]

I admire her like no other. Great actress. Still looks very good.

[@reem_aw]

Love Sigourney. Hadn’t realized she’s in her 70s 👏🏼💕.

[@akylrysgal6242]

“Don’t believe what your teachers tell you” - Sigourney Weaver

[@zenxymes2]

I love that

[@gokhanersan8561]

A superstar who didn’t play the part. One of a kind.

[@rogwarrior1018]

So humble. You can see her look down when she is complimented at the end. She does have range and she has moxie. Love her and I want to thank her for bringing my favorite sci-fi movie heroine to life - Ellen Ripley.

[@Bailey2006a]

Wonderful performer who happens to be a marvelous and underrated comic actor to boot! . Love her…

[@lionofjudah6763]

Probably one of the best actress on the planet who ever lived. Such skills in her acting and making any one believes she is that character.

[@jamesmorant1406]

Amazing actress she can do it all action horror comedy drama she's an icon

[@rhyancoleman6462]

Her father Pat Weaver created both The Tonight Show in 1954 and The Today Show in 1952. And Jane is a TODAY alumni and this year is TODAY's 70th anniversary.

[@chrisfinch8637]

Interestingly enough, both my dad and my aunt were born in those years- my dad was ‘52, and my aunt was ‘54. They’re about the same age as both of those shows, together.

[@fretbuzz59]

I guess that's why at just after 3:00 Jane mentions that very thing.

[@oreotcat]

She’s simply amazing.

[@Jazz8]

Had the pleasure of working with her on an independent film called The Girl in the Park. Very professional and kind. Great at her craft. I’d like to see her work with Spielberg if she hasn’t already

[@ainurabazekenova7336]

I love her!!!! She is an icon of cinema! Her Ripley is outstanding!!!

[@irenemak1302]

Love this interview. Jane Pauley's interviews are real. Please more.

[@pleaseenteraname1103]

She’s probably my favorite actress of all time.

[@charliegrifo9668]

A wonderful, classy actress and person! Anxious to see her reuniting with Kevin Kline in “The Good House”. They had such great chemistry in “Dave” and “The Ice Storm.”

[@wotan10950]

Despite her extraordinary success in the Alien movies, in my opinion her greatest portrayals have been in indie films and on Broadway.

[@Rioja1992]

Thx for your post Dave. Daring to speak your brave, mutinous truth on a board of self-proclaimed "Sigourney Weaver's-biggest-fans" types, who in reality have only seen "Aliens" and "Galaxy Quest Quest". LOL P.S. Agree w/ your best S.W picks, but I admit a deep & enduring love for "Gorillas in the Mist".

[@cynthiamason4069]

Such a straightforward person. I'm trying to recall this terrifying film she made in the early 90s with Ben Kingsley as the protagonist.

[@Ripley841]

The name of the movie is Death and the Maiden, ben kingsley sigourney weaver

[@elizabethstudebaker4483]

Death and the Maiden. So disturbing.

[@JK-xl7un]

Great fun watching Sigourney Weaver movies. I was new to NYC, arriving just before 9-11, and I was training on the sales floor of the famous Hammacher Schlemmer Flagship store. And who should tap me on the shoulder for assistance----Sigourney Weaver. She was tall and glamorous in her everyday clothes. She was my first celebrity shopper and James Taylor was my last when I left in 2013. Thank you Sigourney, best of luck with your new projects.

[@daveleidy5984]

Has aged gracefully. Is more beautiful now than ever. Great Actress who doesn’t seem ashamed or embarrassed by her role in Aliens franchise. Why should she be? Iconic Role. Legend.

[@bubbysmom]

She got a undergraduate degree at Stanford and studied drama at Yale she is on another level

[@arimax888]

Few in Hollywood can claim to be in her range/rank! Such exceptional body of work and deserves more praise and recognition

[@livequality4578]

You're amazing Sigourney. It's a crime she doesn't have an Oscar.

[@EphemeralProductions]

The one thing thats always impressed me besides her besides her elegance is her voice! Not only her voice but her perfect and professional diction!

[@ryzardt]

God bless Sigourney Weaver! She looks so good. Beautifully natural thanks she has Stayed looking like herself unlike so many of her counterparts. X

[@charlesdavis545]

Not afraid to age group. #Meryl #Glenn #AnnieLennox #SusanSarandon

[@12markito]

Every since I saw her in Prayers for Bobby; I have continued to love her. She’s an amazing actress.

[@ghtsw11]

What a glorious and yet unassuming lady.

[@sclogse1]

Her film, Snow Cake, with Alan Richman and Carrie-Anne Moss, is my favorite performance by her.

[@toddleddy9966]

One of the greatest! Just a LEGEND.

[@OnafetsEnovap]

Happy Birthday, Sigourney Weaver! :)

[@Madmetalmaniac42069]

She's so pretty, its good to see her working still. I need to dig into more of her films.

[@Mialc01]

“Working girl” , “heartbreakers” and prayers for Bobby”

[@nomad1517]

Crazy how life works. She had no clue how much of an impact she was going to make in the film industry. It seems it starts out as a hobby, and if things pull off you just make the most of it and have fun. She did a great job. Such an intelligent person.

[@joycestepancevich6591]

Really enjoyed this. What a charming and seemingly modest person Ms. Weaver is.

[@Uch16784]

Sigourney = triumphant conqueror. The most beautiful name!

[@juliemartin934]

Sigourney Weaver 🌹🌹🌹Sublime source d'inspiration ✨

[@charlesdavis545]

"Are you the key master?" and the rest is history. How Sigourney has not won at least 3 Oscars ( #GorillasintheMist #Alien #Workinggirl ) and at least one Emmy ( #TheDefenders ) is beyond me. She is in the same league as #Meryl and #GlennClose.

[@ryancantu2141]

She is my FAVORITE actor. Nobody tops Sigourney Weaver❤

[@davidahmed7792]

She seems like such a lovely person. I really enjoyed seeing those gardens and listening to the interview. Thank you. I remember seeing Sigourney Weaver many years ago at London, Gatwick Airport having a cup of tea with her Mum*. It was the end of July or beginning of August 1989. Being seventeen that year I was looking for summer work and had been called in for an interview that day (until I went off to college in September). I had arrived early, so was mindlessly people watching in the South Terminal "Gatwick Village" when I recognised her walk on the other side of the shopping area carrying a tray of tea. She and her Mum tucked themselves away behind the Baskin Robbins concession when she turned to look over my way and gave me a sweet, but slightly sheepish smile! It was never in my nature to ask for autographs and I was too shy at the time to approach and speak to a huge film star, especially as it wasn't a public event and she was trying to have a quiet cuppa with someone, all very low-key. Anyway, that's my little Sigourney Weaver story. The first thing I did when I got home was blurt out to my Mum "Guess who I saw at the airport today!!? The lady from ALIENS!"** I could barely contain myself. Now that I'm fifty, I do regret not going over to politely say hello when I had the perfect opportunity to do so. What a shame. **(In fact, I still watch many of her early films to this day and watched ALIEN 3 a few nights ago... her performance as Ripley in that film is so touching and sad - definitely top drawer.) *It was over a decade before I could work out who her travelling companion was, using Google, because the internet didn't exist in 1989. (Initially I had thought she might have been her manager or someone business related, because she was older. Also, because she was markedly smaller than Sigourney Weaver I hadn't realised they were mother and daughter.)

[@kevindahlenburg2528]

My favorite actress and should have won an Oscar already.

[@chikensaregood9500]

ill watch anything with her in it she has never had a bad role

[@felicecinque]

Love her and she's the nicest person.

[@lindseycarribean5113]

She doesn't look 72 at all. She ages very well. Healthy lifestyle.

[@45dable]

Tremendous actress. Is fantastic and her career is so incredible.

[@stevemoore9509]

I REMEMBER WHEN I SAW ALIEN IN 1979 AND I SAW HER THE FIRST TIME I LOVE HER EVER SINCE.

[@irvinemuscle]

Looking good and doing well, a very fine actress and person.

[@DR0NE_BEE]

I love this woman, same as but after my wife, and mother ❤️

[@christophersmith7108]

Her performance in death and the maiden was stunning, didn't even get an Oscar nomination nevermind the Oscar she deserved.

[@wiebl5266]

One of the most uniquely beautiful actress. The jaw line, the nose... can't put into words.. And all of that with a lovely personality, she can hold her own space and not overly trying to please others and definitely not self-absorbed.

[@roccosophie6498]

There is something about this woman I've always been attracted to. I think it's her self confidence. Her beauty is obvious. But her talent kind of hits you from left field. She's strong and very soft. My favorite role is the original Ghost Busters character. Alien and Aliens and of course Galaxy Quest were also great and very entertaining. Heartbreakers, was also an exceptional display of her comedic talents. I think to this day, Aliens is the greatest sequel to a sci fi movie ever made. But it would have been nothing, without her.

[@jedi1967]

Give this woman an Honorary Oscar.....

[@joellanderson5137]

Sigourney is a legend, love her.

[@edscott4729]

She aged well. That's rare among actresses.

[@I_WANT_MY_SLAW]

She was a natural beauty, who never went under the knife. She never needed to. But so many former beauties get one wrinkle, and immediately go under the knife, and come out looking like monsters. Like Nikki Cox, whose only 44, but looks 74.

[@odiewan67]

Always been a fan.

[@flygirl7268]

Love her...and she looks great!

[@skyavalanche]

Allure, Mystery, Smarts, and a Simmering Sexuality always percolating beneath the surface. Sigourney can do no wrong. ❤

[@garyrobertson6778]

Have you ever seen her in Copycat with Harry Connick Jr?? That movie scared the crap outta me!

[@cary8575]

I just rewatched Working Girl the other night, she was a hoot!

[@PatrickOCnMD]

Incredible Actress. Now 72....hard to believe.