Heather Graham is a confirmed romantic. “I believe in love. What else is life for if it isn’t for love,” says Graham.
For Graham, romantic love “begins with a love for yourself. You can’t love another person properly if you don’t love yourself.”
Though she is not currently in a relationship, Graham is adamant she has not given up on romance.
“In the past I tended to date creative people,” says Graham, whose former boyfriends include actors James Woods, Kyle MacLachlan, Elias Koteas, Heath Ledger, Benicio del Toro, Matthew Perry and Josh Lucas as well as directors Jon Favreau, Stephen Hopkins and Chris Weitz.
“I think it’s time I branched out.”
She has been on several magazines’ most beautiful and most sexy people lists.
For Graham it’s “usually a man’s eyes that I find sexy. You see something in a guy’s eyes that draws you in. What I find even more sexy is the chemistry you develop with another person.”
What has Graham talking about love is her new romantic comedy Cake opening across Canada tomorrow.
Graham plays Pippa McGee, a free-spirited, relation-phobic travel writer who is forced to edit a wedding magazine.
“I’ve attended my share of weddings lately because a lot of my friends are at the marrying age. You attend enough weddings and you begin to feel you’re supposed to be following suit.”
Having been a bridesmaid numerous times, Graham has found that bridesmaids’ dresses are, more often than not, truly hideous.
“I think it’s intentional. It’s supposed to be the bride’s day so nothing can upstage her.”
The one thing Graham does share with Pippa in Cake is the woman’s fascination with travel.
“I’ve been to India, China, Tibet and Russia. Travel is one of the best perks of being an actor.”
Another perk is getting to work with actors she once admired from afar.
“I never thought I’d get to act with Steve Martin and then along comes Bowfinger. I just finished filming Bobby, a story of the assassination of Robert Kennedy written and directed by Emilio Estevez. It’s a huge ensemble piece with Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Elijah Wood, Helen Hunt, Lindsay Lohan, Sharon Stone and Meryl Streep.”
Even Graham can’t believe she’s been acting for 18 years.
“It’s crazy. It’s weird. I can’t believe it at times. What’s great is that I’m getting to produce as well as act,” says Graham, who is an executive producer on Cake and a producer on her new TV show Emily’s Reasons Why Not.
Her TV comedy has been picked up by ABC to be one of four shows to fill the spot vacated by Monday Night Football is headed for ESPN next year.
Though Emily’s Reasons Why Not will premiere on Jan. 6, it will only begin filming Dec. 1.
“It’s really exciting to be part of the complete creative process of a project as I was with Cake and I am with Emily. You get to offer your suggestions on music, scripts and casting.”
Source: Jam!