Amy's Monologue from LITTLE WOMEN ("Marriage is an Economic Proposition")

Whoa nelly, I'm glad that I was able to salvage something from this shoot because I swear the universe was against me when I was filming it! Couldn't remember my lines nor speak clearly and then my computer decided to corrupt half the footage along with my mic picking up too much ambient sound - what a nightmare! Luckily, I was able to retrieve it and VOILA - this is my take on Amy from Little Women.

Believe it or not, I'm not a fan of the Little Women story at all. In the argument of Austen vs. Alcott, I am most certainly an Austen gal. However, I did enjoy the dialogue of this scene in the same way that I like the dialogue of the La La Land "Maybe I'm Not Good Enough" scene - in both, we have an artist doubting their own abilities. Needless to say, this is something I, and I'm sure most actors, struggle with constantly.

I've only seen this movie once and I remember being absolutely FURIOUS with Amy for burning Jo's book and just could not shake my resentment for her even after the film was over. However, I do think that all of the characters in this story are deeply complex and had layers of motive underneath everything they did. Therefore, in my newfound enlightenment, I have forgiven Amy of my grievances LOL!

This scene was actually suggested to me by a viewer a few months back so thank you for bringing it back to my radar! I love period pieces and can't wait to explore them some more - I have several pinned for the future!

As always, thanks for being here and for continuing to support my journey! I love what I do - thank you for making me love it even more! xo

Stay well,
Reegan

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SCENE TEXT:

I’m a failure. Jo is in New York being a writer and I’m a failure. Rome took all the vanity out of me and Paris made me realize that I’d never be a genius so I’m giving up all my foolish artistic hopes. Talent isn’t genius. And no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great or nothing and I will not be some commonplace dauber and I don;t intend to try anymore. I do think, male or female, I am of middling talent. So I guess I’ll polish up all my other talents and become an ornament to society. I’ve always known I would marry rich. Why should I be ashamed of that? I believe we have some power over who we love, it isn;t something that just happens to a person. Well, I’m not a poet. I’m just a woman. And as a woman, there’s no way for me to make my own money. Not enough to earn a living or to support my family. And if I had my own money, which I don;t, that money would belong to my husband the moment we got married. And if we had children, they would be his not mine. They would be his property so don;t sit there and tell me that marriage isn’t an economic proposition because it is. It may not be for you but it most certainly is for me.