Extended Interview: Kristin Scott Thomas

CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley

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4.6 • 871 Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Kristin Scott Thomas, the Academy Award-nominated actress from "The English Patient," talks with correspondent Lee Cowan about the childhood trauma that inspired her to co-write and direct "My Mother's Wedding." She also talks about her collaboration with actors as a director, and what she learned from other directors; her debut in Prince's "Under the Cherry Moon"; and overcoming her shyness. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:11.6	Kristen Scott Thomas is a prolific Oscar-nominated performer, but in her latest movie, she not only acts, but also directs.
1:20.6	Lee Cowen on the many roles of Kristen Scott Thomas.
1:25.6	It sounds like you've been waiting for some time for you to find something that you wanted
1:31.7	to write and or direct.
1:35.0	Are you surprised that this is what you landed on?
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