Not sure if someone's already posted this, but here goes:

Your movie debut was as a topless French socialite in Prince's notorious bomb "Under the Cherry Moon" in 1986. How was that?

People just hated the film. It was a real baptism of fire as far as I'm concerned. I got the reviews you dread. From then on, I thought, "I'm never going to read reviews of the theater I do and only read reviews about films I don't really mind about."

Have you kept in touch with Prince? I read that the song "Better With Time," on his last album, was an ode to you.

If it's true, it's fantastic. He came to see "The Seagull" [when Scott Thomas was acting on Broadway last year] and was completely wowed by it. A lot of people knew what we were doing and he just turned up. He is incredibly intelligent and talented - if he's written a song for me, it's just the most wonderful present. He's just brilliant, brilliant, brilliant at what he does. What's really great about getting older is that down the road you meet people you haven't seen for a long time and they're still doing something you really admire.

Read more: "She sees England, she sees France - and Kristin Scott Thomas sees virtue in both" - http://www.nydailynews.co...GHNYRELK&A

I like that Prince is so cultured, seeing non-mainstream plays on broadway and watching Fellini.

lezama said:

I absolutely love "Better with time" was this song written for/about her?

Why is Prince pining for all these actresses?

they did date thou right?or was it a roumer.she does not seem his type.

lladygold said:

that's a rumor I never heard but I doubt they ever dated

lladygold said:

He was not her type

That's really sweet. She still seems very fond of him and he of her.

endiadj said:

Bad acting and horrible death scene aside, I actually genuinely liked UTCM.

Stylistically I thought it was beautiful, and had some great lines which I ocassionally quote to others leaving them confused...

The first time I saw it I was only around 12, and had no more prince than the cassette of the album. So by all rights I should have hated it.

Not that I plan on putting it on any of my favourite movie lists or anything.
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savoirfaire said:

I ain't shame! I loved that movie and still do to this day! Will probably throw it on this weekend...I tend to do that when I'm really enjoying myself and just want to smile a little bit more!

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

You love that movie cuz it came out before your Prince shit list.

PEJ said:

Well..yeah! A whole fucking decade and then some BEFORE!

She stole my role and I'm never sprechen 2 her again!

lladygold said:

No. He was still in with Susannah at the time.
[Edited 5/24/09 9:14am]

Really Cool

ernestsewell said:

that never stopped him before...

nyse said:

No, but he wasn't fuckin' Kristen.

She's really developed into one of the world's greatest actresses. Rent "Tell No One" (brilliant movie) and "I've Loved You For So Long" (she should've been nominated for Oscar) for two of her recent highlights.

I wish Prince would incorporate some of these references (Fellini, Warhol, Broadway) into his work. IMO, he's drifted from the sophisticated SOTT to less introspective and interesting songwriting. If I Was Your Girlfriend, Dorothy Parker are two of the greatest pop songs ever written.

jdcxc said:

I agree. I think a lot of whats become of his musical direction of late has to do with his environment. LA doesn't exactly inspire high art. It's be great if he would relocate again. Or if he stayed for a few months in one place to put together an album like Paris, Berlin, Venice, Barcelona, Lisbon, Cairo.... or maybe the opposite of an urban environment, say the countryside someplace, I think he could turn out another masterpiece, not just musically, but most importantly lyrically, where he's been the least impressive since the 90's (with a few exceptions here or there).

UTCM is my fav princ emovie. I love it that he and Kristen still have niceties toward each other

lezama said:

If I didn't think he'd be too much of a priss to handle the atmosphere, I honestly believe Prince could come up with some amazing sounds if he spent some time in, say, a log cabin way up north. Like, close to the Canadian Territories north. Such a huge shift in environment like that could jolt something really amazing out of the little guy. Either that, or he'd piss and moan about the lack of nightclubs up north. Or freeze to death.

Seriously though, a dramatic shift in locale could throw a little inspiration his way. Who knows? Maybe the Next Great Prince Album is to be found in the Swiss Alps or small town Arkansas or on a ship at sea.

Cool to hear Prince and Kristen are still cool with each other, even if they don't associate much.

Kristen is a wonderful actress and has made many a bad film worth watching just to see her performance. The Academy Awards Association or whatever they call themselves have overlooked her far too often.

DesireeNevermind said:

That looks amazing. I so need to track down a copy!

If you love the
Matrix,
Speed Racer,
Iron Man,
and The Incredibles

then you have to see Kristen Scott Thomas in the movie Gosford Park,

I was on the edge of my seat at the back.

PharkyorLOVE said:

Gosford Park is a great movie.

Classic song about a woman with class, by a man with style ...love it

NouveauDance said:

I agree.. It really is... and funny as well.
did you ever see the series Duchess of Duke Street?
That was as good as star trek in my books...

Diverse Universe is me..... ;lol:

NouveauDance said:

My mom has seen that 101 times

Very nice thread I can truly say that I may be one of the few folk on here who really liked UTCM when it came out. Guess you had to be a Prince fan-my friend was sitting next to me in the theater and she was like

nurseV said:

I had the same experience. I think people were just expecting to see Purple Rain in black and white.