we are jealous of that which belongs to us; we envy that which is another's.

so this wanker rupert everett, in an interview with bbc4, slammed jennifer aniston, saying she's not a good actress but she still gets work because she's in some sort of inner circle. whatever, rupe. envious old hag. here's a pic of rupe and jennifer. clearly, jennifer is all that and rupert is a bag of chips.


here's what rupert said:
"If you look and analyze the careers of many, many stars, you'll find that they're mostly sustained by the business," Everett said. "You'll find there's lots of women and lots of men in the business that the powers that be decide are right for their business, and they'll stand with them for quite a long time.

"OK, something will go wrong, like Jennifer Aniston will have one too many total flops, but she's still a member of that club," Everett continued. "And she will still manage to -- like a star forming in the universe, things will swirl around her and it will suddenly solidify into another vital tasteless rom-com, a little glitter next to the Crab Nebula."

kvetching nebbish.

so i am a jennifer aniston fan, but even if you're not, you've got to hear the sour grapes in that little tidbit. where is this swirling glitter-filled exclusive club? well clearly, hollywood is not returning rupert's calls.

i do think that ol' jenn - yes, at 42, she's old. - can act but i do see how one might think that she cannot. i mean, she does tend to play the same character over & over, but that's no sign she can't act - it's just a sign she can pick the right projects. notice that when she plays that same character over & over, she does it genuinely. she's never stilted or wooden, never flat. she always brings a warm three dimensions to the large or small screen. in a lot of ways, she's reminiscent of sandra bullock. both comes off as the real deal - each is who she appears to be. or maybe they both have me completely snowed. they are actors after all. still, i wouldn't mind if either one lived next door. we could go jogging, you know, or take our netbooks to the starbux and hangout. yeah....