Here is a pose that is challenging–a sort of one-eighth-profile-from-below-with-a-twist-of-open-mouth–but the photographer (sorry to say I haven’t found the photo source) knew what she or he was doing: Thompson’s exuberant joy and optimism are well showcased.

There’s a movie out now, EFFIE GRAY, for which Thompson wrote the screenplay. She’s won an Oscar for her screenplay adaptation of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, and is the only actor to win the Academy Award both for screenplay writing and acting. But this latest of hers has not done well in the critical arena, nor if box-office receipts measure success. I’m not in a position to judge, since I haven’t seen the movie (hope to remedy that soon). But, Friends, she’ll be back on her horse again trying, I guarantee it: even the cursory review of her career I’ve had reveals she’s Never Quit through and through.