A good wig will get a few snaps from the gals and gays in the audience.
“When you say yes, you create this monster and it never stops!”
“They all had this deep-seated desire to go big on a wig.
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I’ve never had this happen in my life,” he tells EW, laughing.
“Regina Hall said: ‘Can I kindly justnotbe cute in this movie?
I know what I want my wig to look like.”
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And he enjoyed the reference photo she sent but not in the way you might expect.
“She sent me a picture and I loved it,” he says.
From her hair to her pants.
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She wanted to walk with her butt out, it’s hilarious!"
But, that wasn’t the biggest surprise in store.
“I saw Wanda’s hair and I was like, ‘no one’s hair is good.’
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This town, we had some hair issues.
Yuba county needed a stylist,” Hall says.
“They were definitely dated, but I loved that about it.”
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As in serving “the higher the hair, the closer to God” vibes.
I want a blonde wig!"
“She just wanted to talk like her, like such a serious journalist-wannabe!”
Taylor credits wigs with giving actors an extra snap of confidence to embody characters as animated as Michaels.
“It’s like I put on a pair of cowboy boots when I have a big meeting.
It does something to you,” he observes.
Wanda Sykes
After Lewis, it was Sykes’ turn.
he remembers Sykes pleading.
But, he did indulge her desire to go older with her style.
“I’m real collaborative across the board.
If your people are happy, you’ll be happy,” Taylor says with a laugh.
“But when you say yes, you create this monster and it never stops!
They have a new idea every day, they keep putting a cherry on top!
We don’t need a sun visor, tips, and streaks!”
“I had to throw water on her!
She got a little crazy with her wig.
I think it was the energy!
The wig was afraid of her!”
“You truly are not yourself in that moment.
You’re in a wig,” he finishes.
“It’s mind-altering.
It changes everything about you….
It’s part of character development, and it’s very important!”
