Courtesy of an interview with the NY Daily News to promote her new film, Palindromes, we're proud to present the Ellen Barkin Guide to Acting:

1. Marry a billionaire. A hungry actress makes bad choices.

"Everything changes once you take your need to pay the rent out of the equation," says Barkin who five years ago married billionaire Ronald Perelman. "I have a houseful of teenagers and a husband, and I need to be home.

"When I first moved back to New York, I was walking in the street and I passed Matthew Broderick. We started talking, and he said, 'It'll feel really good not to make crap anymore.'"

Unfortunately for those actresses without access to billionaires looking to subsidize their quirky career choices, there's no second step. But please send Matthew Broderick some money, the poor guy's obviously taking jobs like The Stepford Wives just to make ends meet.

• A choice situation [NY Daily News]


• Defamer Screening Report: ‘Palindromes’ At The ArcLight [Defamer]

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