Caught the 30th anniversary screening of I Shot Andy Warhol at the Jacob Burns Film Center, followed by a conversation with director Mary Harron and star Lili Taylor. Filmed a bit of the talkback. Nice.

One of my favorite moments came when Lili Taylor spoke about finding Valerie Solanas through a copy of her SCUM Manifesto in City Lights Bookstore years before she was cast in the role. She described collaborating with Harron for nearly a year, slowly discovering the character, eventually realizing that Valerie's sense of humor was the key to unlocking someone who was brilliant, paranoid, funny, and deeply contradictory. Harron, in turn, spoke about wanting to capture the "inner person," not simply an impression of a real-life figure.

Thirty years later, both women seemed genuinely moved that the film has endured. Harron admitted she had no idea whether audiences would embrace it when it premiered, while Taylor smiled at the thought that some films are "meant for a moment," while others grow more meaningful over time.

I've always loved Lili Taylor. She's one of those actors who never seems to perform so much as quietly become someone else. Seeing her speak with such generosity, humility, and obvious affection for the creative process made me appreciate her work even more.