Hustler—I thought that was crazy. But when you study her, she was so innocent and frail and sort of birdlike, and sweet. She stayed sweet until she died, but I don't know what happened for her to get into drugs or the things she got into." - Meaning and context.">
On playing Althea Flynt in The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), Linehan (December 1996)
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I used to see media on Althea [Flynt] and she was very wild looking. She had a mohawk and she published Hustler—I thought that was crazy. But when you study her, she was so innocent and frail and sort of birdlike, and sweet. She stayed sweet until she died, but I don't know what happened for her to get into drugs or the things she got into.

— Courtney Love

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I used to see media on Althea [Flynt] and she was very wild looking. She had a mohawk and she published Hustler—I thought that was crazy. But when you study her, she was so innocent and frail and sort of birdlike, and sweet. She stayed sweet until she died, but I don't know what happened for her to get into drugs or the things she got into." in the context of "On playing Althea Flynt in The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), Linehan (December 1996)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Courtney Love

About Courtney Love

Courtney Michelle Love (born 9 July 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress, and writer.  She was the frontwoman of the former alternative rock band Hole. She was the wife of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, with whom she had a daughter, Frances Bean Cobain.