Daryl Hannah is 50.

I've always had a thing for mermaids. I can't truly remember if it preceded Daryl Hannah or if she caused it but in my movie addled brain I have come to blame her. I remember our first magical meeting vividly: I was fully clothed, she was naked.

Was it the allure of the fantastical?

Was it the iamcurious shock of nudity in a family movie? (The 80s. Different times.)

Was it that guileless smile?

Was it the childlike innocence?

Was it the crimped hair?

It was surely all of these things and more but I never fell out of love. Happy 50th birthday Daryl Hannah!

"Don't worry. I don't do
anything too intense."

Thank you, Ms. Hannah, but especially for...

1. Elle Driver 
2. Pris 
3. Madison
4. searching for that actress with the best of 'em.
5. Roxanne 
6. Skipper 
7. "the ability to do good hair."

The industry hasn't always treated you kindly (where was that Golden Globe Comedy nod for Splash? Or, better yet, an Oscar nod for Kill Bill, Vol. 2) but you've treated the world well. Filmmakers haven't always known what to do with you but you've found all sorts of wonderful things to do with yourself offscreen.

Carry on!

Black Mamba vs. Sidewinder via California Mountain Snake

"I'm sorry. That was rude of me wasn't it?"

[Great Moments in Screen Bitchery #580, Daryl Hannah in Kill Bill, Vol. 2]

Ya think?

It's even ruder if Budd doesn't like being read to. That's a common pet peeve, you know. In those last agonizing minutes of life he has left, she'll do just that.

P.S. Quentin Tarantino sure can write/direct the hell out of a scene, can't he?

P.P.S. Useless Trivia!
Q: What is Nathaniel's absolute favorite thing about Kill Bill Vol 1 and Kill Bill Vol 2?
A: How similar Elle Driver ("California Mountain Snake") and The Bride ("Black Mamba") actually are, right down to their love of deadly handwritten notepads. (One never thinks of notepads as violent. teehee) Though it should be noted that Elle has more meticulous handwriting.