‘Feud’ Star Jessica Lange Reveals the One Piece of Advice She Got From Bette Davis
Jessica Lange, the star of FX’s upcoming “Feud,” revealed the one piece of advice she got from the late Bette Davis during Thursday’s Television Critics Association press tour.
“I never met Joan Crawford, but I did meet Bette Davis once,” Lange said, explaining that she once did an event with the legendary actress when she was just starting out as an actress in her 20s.
“We all just hunkered down for the first six weeks, we were just getting as much [information] as we could,” Sarandon said, explaining that the cast and producers poured over interviews, archive footage and the actresses’ on-screen roles.
Murphy explained that the inspiration for this series came from his work with his foundation Half, which aims to create more opportunities for female and minority directors.
“Joan was 10 years younger than I am now and yet her career was finished because of her age,” said Lange, who referenced Amy Schumer’s “Last F–able Day” sketch as an example of how things haven’t really changed.