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       Lara Flynn Boyle Talks Drinking, Ageism and Dating Jack Nicholson
        
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       When _The Hollywood Reporter_ caught up with Lara Flynn Boyle for a
       rare interview in June 2021, she had a new movie to promote, _Death in
       Texas_ , her first in five years. But Boyle was quick to swat away any
       chatter of a comeback by saying, politely, "I never went anywhere."
        
       The veteran star, now 54, has maintained a relatively low profile ever
       since but she's back once again with another interview, this time with
       _People_ , timed to the release of another new movie, Niclas Larsson's
       _Mother, Couch_ opposite Ewan McGregor, Rhys Ifans, Taylor Russell and
       Ellen Burstyn.
        
       The wide-ranging, one-hour conversation with writer Eric Andersson at
       the Beverly Hills Hotel's Polo Lounge finds Boyle opening up about
       ageism in Hollywood, dating actors, and her marriage to Texas real
       estate developer Donald Ray Thomas. Even though it's becoming
       something of a trend, Boyle once again swats away talk that this is
       yet another return to the spotlight for the veteran star. "You don't
       want an article to read, 'Boyle's Second Chance' or 'Look Who's
       Back,'" she explains. "I'm right here."
        
       For many years, Boyle was commonly found in the tabloids or _The Daily
       Mail_ with headlines centered on romances with actors like Jack
       Nicholson, an "unrecognizable" face or the concerning paparazzi shots
       that showed her drinking from a bottle of Johnnie Walker while seated
       in the driver's seat of a car in a Westwood parking lot. Though she
       doesn't get into details on the latter, she does tell _People_ that
       her drinking days are done.
        
       "Those disco boots, they've had their time," Boyle tells _People_ ,
       which reports that she's mum on whether there was an impetus to stop.
       ( _The Daily Mail_ published the whisky pics in February 2018.) "Some
       people are allergic to it; some people are un-allergic to it."
        
       On the subject of dating actors, she offers that her time dating
       Nicholson marked a turning point. "I left with a bang when it came to
       actors. Then I went, 'OK, I'm done now.'" Of her current status, Boyle
       added that she and her husband have been together since meeting nearly
       two decades ago. "I have a lovely marriage. We were together that
       night and ever since."
        
       Lara Flynn Boyle and husband Donald Ray Thomas on April 13, 2007.
       Charley Gallay/Getty Images
        
       _Mother, Couch_ , which opens in limited release July 5, stars Burstyn
       as a cantankerous woman who goes furniture shopping only to sit on a
       sofa and refuse to get up. Boyle plays Linda, the woman's chain-
       smoking daughter who is running short on patience. McGregor and Ifans
       play Linda's estranged siblings. The director tells _People_ he hopes
       to cast Boyle in all of his films moving forward.
        
       As for what the future holds for her, Boyle seems eager to keep
       working in the business she loves. One thing she's not swooning over
       is ageism in the industry. "The thing that gets my goat is when
       actresses talk about ageism in Hollywood. Ageism is human nature. It's
       not Hollywood's fault. It's all of our fault. Myself included. I like
       looking at pretty people on the camera."  
        
        
        
        
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