Lea Thompson on Working With Daughters Maddie and Zoey Deutch

of Back to the Future for Moved at Birth, Leah ThompsonHis prolific career spanned decades and genres. However, the actress’ proudest career moment was working with her children, Maddie and Zoey Deutch.

“The proudest moment of my career was showing my children, Madelyn Deutch and Zoey Deutch, Men’s Spectacular Yearmovie I made with them,” Thompson, 63, told exclusively in the latest issue of Us Weeklyon newsstands now. “My daughters Maddie and Zoey produced and starred with me, and Maddie wrote, scored and wrote and sang the song. Being able to create something with my two children that I admire and love is my proudest moment.

The 2017 film is a complete family affair, with Thompson’s wife, Howard Deutchas well as a production role. Thompson’s feature film directorial debut, the film follows Maddie as Izzy Klein and Zoey as her sister, Sabrina, as they come of age. Thompson also plays the mother of his daughter in the film.

While Maddie and Zoey have carved out their own careers, they can rely on Thompson for advice on navigating Hollywood — and vintage clothing, of course.

“I collect a lot of things, but my favorite collection is vintage clothes because I can use them in different movies and my kids can borrow them,” Thompson said. us.

Keep scrolling for more fun anecdotes from Thompson, who currently stars on Hallmark+ Brother Chicken:

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1. Favorite place to vacation is double corner in Montana.

2. I have a relationship with my password Brother Chicken character, Nancy, in her is a family man. He will do anything to keep his family safe. I’m different because I swear a lot.

3. I kept two pink date-night outfits from Some Kinds of Good.

4. I have ambidextrous eyebrows. I can lift one eyebrow at a time, which is very important when you’re an aging actress, which means I don’t have Botox on my eyebrows.

5. My favorite childhood memory is swimming all day in a lake with my cousins ​​in Minnesota.

6. My first car was a white AMC Gremlin. It’s a very strange car. It costs $999 new, and it’s an ugly car that’s been stolen – and returned – twice. No one wants that!

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7. My favorite thing in my closet is my mom’s painting jacket with paint all over it. He passed away, so I hug him every day.

8. If I had not become an actor, I would have been what I started out as: a dance teacher or a choreographer, because I am a ballet dancer. My first job was with a ballet company, Minnesota Dance Theatre. I earn $63 per week.

9. My favorite movie is a movie I’ve loved since I was a kid in Minnesota: Harold and Maude. The soundtrack is by Cat Stevens, who is also one of my favorite songwriters.

10. The actress I look up to growing up is Audrey Hepburn. I just thought they were all.

11. My favorite song for karaoke is “Something to Talk About” by Bonnie Raitt.

12. The proudest moment of my career is showing my children, Madelyn Deutch and Zoey Deutch, Men’s Spectacular Yearthe film I made with them. My daughters Maddie and Zoey produced and starred with me, and Maddie wrote, scored and wrote and sang the song. Being able to create something with my two daughters that I admire and love is my proudest moment.

13. Her favorite food is mom’s spaghetti, which means whatever is in the fridge and ground beef.

14. I really like Chinese food. My go-to order is chicken, vegetables and fried rice.

15. Growing up, my crush was a celebrity Michael Jackson. The big one is Donnie Osmond or Michael Jackson, and I was in Michael Jackson’s group.

16. My favorite book is Sapiens: A Brief History of Mankind by Yuval Noah Harari. I like the science that has to do with people because I think it helps me become a better actor and director. It’s a fun book, I really enjoyed it. I have read it three times because I want to remember everything there is.

17. The movie I did that I always watch when it is shown on television is Back to the Future because there is so much on TV.

18. The most starstruck moment was when I met Sally Ridethe first woman ever to be on set, when I was filming SpaceCamp. I was speechless and floored. I have always been a space junkie, I love science fiction.

19. I can’t live without a bath, that’s how I unwind.

20. I collect a lot of things, but my favorite collection is vintage clothes because I can use them in different movies and my kids can borrow them.

21. My secret talent is making awesome Halloween costumes.

22. The most famous person in my phone book is Michael J. Fox. He has been my son (on screen) for (almost) 40 years!

23. One thing I learned from playing Amanda Jones Some Kinds of Good i.e. I really shouldn’t be wearing a mini skirt and cowboy boots. It doesn’t look good to me.

24. The song that brings back the best memories is “Don’t Stop Believin'” by Journey because it was a hit when I first started acting, and I was taking part after part.

25. favorite moment of Caroline in the City was in the episode “Caroline and Cabbie”. I couldn’t stop laughing Saverio Guerrawho plays a taxi driver.