More of this Feature ADDITIONAL CAST/CREW INTERVIEWS: • Ashley Judd (Younger Vivi) and Ellen Burstyn (Vivi) • Director Callie Khouri and Producer Bonnie Bruckheimer • Angus MacFadyen (Conner) and David Lee Smith (Young Shep) • Caitlin Wachs (Little Vivi) and Allison Bertolino (Little Sidda) MORE INTERVIEWS: • Press Junket Interview - Ashley Judd • Press Junket Interview - Callie Khouri • Press Junket Interview - James Garner

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SHIRLEY KNIGHT (Necie)

What's the importance of having a group of friends like this? Do you personally have friends like the Ya-Yas?
I have several. I think that the most important thing about a woman friend is that there are things that you cannot talk to your husband about, there are things that you cannot talk to your mother and father about, there are things that you cannot talk to your children about, and the only people you can really share certain things with in secret, are your girlfriends.

You play the quiet, reserved Ya-Ya.
I do, I'm the sweet one.

Is that the role you play in your own real-life Ya-Ya group?
I don't know, probably not. My daughter would be able to tell you.

Bringing her daughter into the conversation:
SHIRLEY: She wants to know if I'm the quiet, sweet one in my group.
SHIRLEY's DAUGHTER: “No” (laughing, and without pausing to think about it).
SHIRLEY: I figured she'd say no.

Was there a lot of bonding on the set?
Yes, there was.

What was it like to work with such an amazing group of actors?
It was wonderful. Everybody was so nice. There was no 'diva' stuff; there was none of that. We became instant friends, which was fabulous.

Fionnula Flanagan at the Premiere of "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood."
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