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MANILA, Philippines – Following the death of Princess Diaries director Garry Marshall, Anne Hathaway took to social media to remember the man behind the movie. (READ: ‘The Princess Diaries,’ ‘Pretty Woman’ director Garry Marshall dies)
On Facebook, Anne wrote about Garry’s death, what he taught her before they made the first Princess Diaries movie, and said her goodbyes.
“I couldn’t sleep last night,” wrote Anne. “The moon was too bright and my heart was too full of fresh grief at Garry’s passing. I went outside and sat in the absurd blue-white bath of moon, surprised to see my night shadow. I thought, ‘Garry left on a good night.'”
Anne continued, “If you know Garry, that he went out when there should be darkness and instead there is full, rare, magic light, is too perfect to be coincidence. It’s so him. Garry was goodness itself. He was generous. He was kind beyond kind. He was thoughtful and sweet and so funny you would pee yourself a little.”
Later, Anne mentioned a piece of advice from Garry that she said changed her life more than The Princess Diaries did: “Before we made The Princess Diaries, he told me ‘You never know if a movie is going to be a hit or not. The only thing you can control is the memories you make when shooting it. So, let’s make some good memories.'”
The Princess Diaries, a comedy movie based on the Meg Cabot novel of the same name, catapulted Anne to fame in 2001 when it was released.
“You don’t meet a lot of people that kind of courageous nowadays,” Anne said, after saying that Garry lived and made movies from his heart.
“I couldn’t see it when he was right in front of me, but I see him so clearly now that he has moved on – Garry was a hero. Not a run-into-a-burning-building-to-save-a-hamster hero per se, but he looked on the bright side of every situation and was unfailingly warm and loving to everyone he met. How simple. How extraordinary.”
The actress signed off with a message to the late director:
“Garry: for a kid from the Bronx with weak lungs, you did good. I’m happy to have known you. I can never thank you enough for my life. I’m going to do my best to be just like you. I love you. Safe travels, my friend.”
Aside from The Princess Diaries and its sequel, Anne also worked with Garry in his 2010 film, Valentine’s Day.
Garry died on July 19 because of complications with pneumonia after suffering a stroke. He was also the creator of sitcoms like Happy Days and Mork and Mindy, and movies like Pretty Woman. – Rappler.com
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