George Clooney was furious he lost Thelma & Louise role to Brad Pitt, says Geena Davis
, saying, “It totally changed my life, because somehow in my sheltered life, I had never spent time with a woman who says what she thinks without qualifiers in front of it. I was used to living as somebody who says, ‘I don’t know if you agree with this or if this is a good idea.’ I was busy dying of politeness.
“As soon as I met Susan, oh my God, this was a whole different world,” Davis continued. “And it wasn’t that anyone reacted differently to her. Everyone loved her and everything. I was like, ‘Wow, you can actually be like that.’ She showed me what it’s like to live authentically and be in the moment.” The impact of
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