Brooke Shields took part in a Mamarazzi event bringing together influential moms and media for a special advance screening of the new film, Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted.
Hosted by THE MOMS’ Denise Albert with Kidbox & Chevy Tri-State, Shields, a mom of two young girls sat down for a Q & A and discussed a bunch of things including her new movie in which she acted and executively produced, and how she got into the producer role. “I told them I would only do the movies if they let me executive produce. It’s amazing what happens when you ask.”
On how challenging the behind-the-camera role can be said Shields; “It’s exhausting. After everything I have to do, I still have to memorize ten pages a night. I basically worked 12-15 hours a day”.
The discussions also circled around Brooke’s children and how she explains to them about being away while she shoots “This is what mommy also does. It’s fulfilling to me, I have to work as well”.
About social media, Brooke said about her older daughter on Instagram “she has a Snapchat and Instagram and now she’s asking me for a Finsta. I have all of her passwords and she has to ask me before she posts anything. Phones are not allowed in the family’s cars. My husband always tells my kids I want you to be bored. We have a thing where we all get two songs each”.
How do u teach work ethic? “Hopefully it’s by example to a certain extent. But it’s not what they’re listening to all day with other kids. They don’t want for anything so I have to find a way to balance that with talking about it. They want to be taught I think. I say please and thank you so they do but I also beat it into their heads before they could even say please and thank you”.
“I was always that little kid to volunteer to be the funny class clown. I did 27 shows w Bob Hope when I was younger and that’s when I really learned the choreography of comedy from some of the funniest people. If these Hallmark mysteries continue, I will probably direct because I know the team and you need to know the team around you. I like producing because it’s nice to have leverage instead of being overruled all the time as an actor. You also have to pick your battles which I don’t like because I like to win all of them. You have to balance what you really want by compromising other things” said Brooke.
Lastly, Brooke talked about her involvement in the movie Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted: “I learned that when you have a gut feeling about something you’re probably right. I’ve grown being more confident as a producer because it’s something I’ve never done before. I’m learning it’s ok to not try to please everyone all the time.”