Shire talks about her experience playing Adrian in the movie Rocky.  She describes her methods for understanding her character.  Shire also discusses her relationship with her brother, Francis Ford Coppola who thought “women should be at home making babies” and who didn’t want Shire acting in the Godfather movies.  It is interesting to see how women were marginalized in the world of Hollywood even in the 1970s.  The role of the woman, Adrian, in Rocky is pivotal for the success of the male, Rocky Balboa.  By D. Goldstein