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Seth Rogenhas found his ultimate muse and partner in wifeLauren Miller Rogen.
“She had done ceramics, and she just thought I would like it,” Seth recalls. “And she kind of implored me to go take lessons with her.”
“So really, Lauren knew that I would enjoy that and knew that it would speak to my taste and sensibilities,” adds Seth. “And definitely, we would not have made these ashtrays if she hadn’t encouraged me to start doing pottery and, in general, held my hand throughout the process.”
Lauren Miller and Seth Rogen at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards.Amy Sussman/Getty
TheFabelmansactor also credits their 13-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel Zelda as a muse, inspiring alighter caddymodeled in her likeness. “She had her bat mitzvah in August,” the proud dog dad notes.
“And I think it really actually became people’s favorite part of the movies,” Seth continues. “This husband and wife that were partners in crime rather than hated each other, which was kind of the go-to dynamic of all husbands and wives in comedy films, basically.”
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Rogenlaunched Houseplantin 2019 with his filmmaking partnerEvan Goldbergin their native Canada. The duo previously co-wrote Rogen andJames Franco’s 2008 stoner buddy comedyPineapple Express, whichgrossed nearly $102 million worldwideon a $26 million budget.
“It’s like a real movie that came out and destroyed, made $100 million. It made the amount of money a real movie has to make in order to become a smash-hit success,” he raves.
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“And that I think was very validating to people who smoked weed … that we’re not lazy losers,” says Rogen. “And I think Houseplant kind of continues that idea.”
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The actor and director explains that he wanted to bring a missing “reverence for style” to the cannabis space that’s also “additive to our lifestyles,” the same way people curate their bar as an aesthetic fixture in their home.
Rogen says: “I’m of the belief that weed is one of the best things in the world. So to that end, I think it deserves nice things to go along with it.”
source: people.com
