Author: Emma Loggins
Date: 2008-07-14

Interview:
We had the honor of sitting down with fellow Georgia girl Holly Hunter to talk about Saving Grace, her character, and what she loves most about Atlanta. Here's what she had to say:

So Holly, I'm a fellow Georgia girl myself.

Oh really?

Yeah, I'm from Jonesboro, so I'm pretty close to Conyers.

Yeah [laughs] you are!

So I wanted to ask you do you ever get back to Conyers or Atlanta? And are there any places you try to stop by when you're in town?


Wow. The Fox Theater and the Pleasant Peasant right next to the Fox, I always love to go there. I've been dying to do a tour of the Fox. It's one of the greatest theaters of the world I think. I didn't get to do it last time though. I went to aquarium instead which was outrageous. I also love to go to Krispy Kreme Donuts in Downtown. I just remember going to it as a tiny child. It's a place I always feel like I have to go back to when I go home, which is about twice a year.

Do you feel like your character has changed at all since Earl has entered the picture? Do you feel like his presence is effectively "saving" Grace?

I think Earl wants to give Grace peace. I think he wishes that she wouldn't struggle with a lot of the things that she does. In this season, Earl finds out a lot about her. He's a close observer, and they get to know each other better as human being and entity [laughs] or whatever Earl is. He says he's an angel. Okay [laughs]. But I think they get to have more understanding about who they are. As this season progresses, there are many things that he grows to admire about her.

Will we see any changes in Grace between last season and this season?

I think she changes all the time, actually. I think there's give and take inside her. There's always movement. She's very kinetic. And I think she's also kinetic in a psychological way. I think that the way she handles her nephew, for example, that's something that changes very suddenly with what she's honest with him about and what she withholds from him. I think there is some distance that Grace covers in becoming coming closer with her family.