![]() Chloe changed quite a bit from this initial concept. ![]() What would happen if you plopped someone with zero savvy into 21st century Los Angeles? I figured it wouldn’t end well for her. I pictured her embodying all these antiquated feminine ideals of humility and meekness, waiting for someone to notice her innate goodness. I’d initially conceived of her as being a bit like Cinderella – a fair maiden type from a fairytale. This led to the first version of Chloe, the title character of THE RECEPTIONIST. It got me thinking about the role of vulnerability in women’s lives. I compared who I’d been just a few months prior – a little harder, maybe a little more cynical - with motherhood, which demanded more softness from me. Parenthood seemed gentler on the mind than my job as a television producer. ![]() ![]() It was an interesting time because I was busy with a newborn, of course, but it was a different type of busy than I’d experienced in my working life. I started writing THE RECEPTIONIST while on maternity leave. What inspired you to write THE RECEPTIONIST? ![]()
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