Article: Faye Dunaway goes beyond acting to find her passion's really in directing

Faye Dunaway goes beyond acting to find her passion's really in directing

Faye Dunaway can't explain it. At least, not in any simple, sound- bite way.

Why has the celebrated actress who starred in such classic films as "Bonnie and Clyde," "Chinatown" and "Network" flipped over moviedirecting? "I don't know!" she replies with a mix of astonishment and pleasure.

Alas, the delicious roles aren't as abundant as they once were, but Dunaway was facing that deficiency more than a decade ago. Much more recent is her plunge into directing and it's not just a fallback, she insists. "It's my big passion. I want this more than anything I'veever wanted in my life before."

Over lunch, she speaks ...

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