Jennifer Aniston On Directorial Debut, 'Five': A 'Dream Come True'

Jennifer Aniston reveled in a dream come true on Monday night. And it did not involve questions about Brad Pitt, thank you very much.

The actress was premiering the Lifetime movie "Five," an array of interconnected short films about breast cancer. Aniston directed one of the films, a piece that features Patricia Clarkson as a cancer patient and Jeanne Tripplehorn as the oncologist who treats patients in all five pieces. Getting behind the camera was a true delight, Aniston said.

“It was like a dream come true, honestly, and such an important piece that we all were invested in,” she told Access Hollywood. “It was like working with, not only our best friends, but they’re also incredible producers, and all of us coming together. We just can’t believe that we’re actually here. It’s amazing.”

The film also featured stars such as Ginnifer Goodwin, Rosario Dawson, Lyndsy Fonseca, Jennifer Morrison, Bob Newhart and Josh Holloway in other segments directed by Demi Moore, Alicia Keys, Patty Jenkins and Penelope Spheeris.

Unsurprisingly, when asked about the "scandal" in which Aniston found herself unwillingly embroiled after her ex-husband's comments about their marriage, she wasn't very interested in talking about the situation.

"Oh lord, it’s not even worth discussing on a night like this,” she said.

For more, click over to Access Hollywood.

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[PeeWeesHerman]

07:35 PM on 09/29/2011

well she was honest enough to refer to the movie as "a piece"

[Gregory Marzec]

05:37 PM on 09/29/2011

Hey whats uo!Its GregoryA.Marzec ~ TheChicagoKid ~ JenniferAnistonsHomelessman!It really pisses me off that Jen is out giving away 450,000 dollars for a painting when she's responcible for making me homeless!She is giving away money to foreignors,while she's responcible for destroying my American Dream!I've been on Sunset&Doheny in Hollywood with a sign requesting for her to help me out for over a month!And I was stuck sleeping on a bench,and it gets cold at night!I hope she contacts me soon before I drop dead!Cancer is a manipulation of a persons health!Cysts on ovaries are caused by spermicides,but can also be caused by if a person eats hot peppers or sauces,or citrusey foods or drinks and goes down on someone and then inserts!Cysts should be drained,and ovaries not removed!Cysts on breasts are caused by ingrown hair,mites,or ticks,and cloged pores!There should be no removal of breasts!But doctors heartlessly scam money !

[lmab]

12:16 PM on 09/29/2011

Now that's one fine Hollywood actress! So lucky to be rid of Brad, whose now stuck with a narcissistic L00N.

[Quest2011]

10:41 AM on 09/29/2011

Didn't even bother reading the article. I'm here for all the JA comments :-)

[Mary Karius]

11:28 AM on 09/29/2011

haha! me too! they are always better than whatever the story actually was

[TheBestPatriot]

08:50 PM on 09/28/2011

I love Patricia Clarkson.

I don't know why Jenny is being asked about Brad? Doesn't she drag that guy to everything so you ALL know who incredibly happy and well adjusted she is? Geez.

[JCali]

06:31 PM on 09/28/2011

JA (as a director): "Stand over there. Touch your hair . Then say your line. Action!"

[cdc1908]

10:46 PM on 09/28/2011

ROTFLMAO

[RSR68]

05:00 PM on 09/28/2011

Who do I have to contact to get a page on this Web site devoted entirely to Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, and Angelina Jolie. I just can't get enough of them!....Like right now, I'm wondering what Brad and Angie are eating for lunch. A little while ago, I was wondering if Jen was having a good day....and this morning......

[gjackson]

05:42 PM on 09/28/2011

right now... they are all worried about what you are doing.

[CKieffer]

09:55 PM on 09/28/2011

*laughing* I think they keep that page right next to the one where they regale us with Kardashian updates... a page which they keep relatively short since there are only so many times we will keep visiting a page where almost every involves "Kardashian poses n u d e".. or "in a bathing suit"... or... "goes shopping"... or... "poses almost n....." Well, you probably see the pattern here...

[Jeffin90019]

04:06 PM on 09/28/2011

Good for you, Jennifer. It's way past time to close the cover on the Brad book and stop answering questions about him.

[Hampton Roads]

03:23 PM on 09/28/2011

I thought her dream was to marry a man who looked just like her.

[memchee]

12:51 PM on 09/28/2011

"...on a night like this."

She shouldn't want to discuss it at all. She will end up revealing that she is still bitter and still cares.

[2B]

02:41 PM on 09/28/2011

"on a night like this." didn't mean what you have made it out to mean. It was clear at least to me that she wasn't going to discuss it on any night. And there is no evidence that she is bitter or still cares. On the contrary.

[Averagedancer]

04:05 PM on 09/28/2011

Agreed. It's always assumed that women (who've been cheated on) remain bitter and scornful for the rest of their lives and it's just not true. It seems to be in someones's interest to perpetuate that idea, however. Take your pick.

[abookaday]

11:41 AM on 09/28/2011

So, it this kind of the hollywood pattern...if you can't act...direct? This woman has absolutely no talent, no depth. If it wasn't for some of her comedian buddies that cast her in their movies, she wouldn't have any work. Kudos to her manager, though, he/she has Aniston's name in a headline every single day, 12 months a year.

[2B]

02:52 PM on 09/28/2011

What pattern? Jodie Foster? Others? I see no pattern. JA has talent and depth. She is also shy and private. Those things do not equate to lack of depth. She turned down being one of the regular cast of Saturday Night Live to do Friends. Her movies sell, and she has much more range than you haters allow. Look at the body of her work, and she's only been making major films since Friends ended. Give her time. Moreover, she would not have been in the headlines so often were it not for her former husband, his choices, and actions. She has not sought all the publicity, but she is intelligent enough (apparently very intelligent) and her innate goodness and class have made a lot of that unsought publicity favorable.

[PirateJohn]

09:24 PM on 09/28/2011

Depth??? She plays the same bloody character in every movie.

[leskataus]

10:17 PM on 09/28/2011

If that story of her turning down a role on "Saturday Night Live" is true, it wouldn't have done too much for her career anyway. That was at a time when the show was going through one of its worst periods.

[hubbardlake]

07:08 PM on 09/28/2011

Isn't Jolie directing a movie, too? Plenty of actors have had success directing and acting, Eastwood, Redford, E. Thompson, and Gibson to name a few. Whether or not they can actually act is probably a personal preference of the individual in the audience.

[Phxgwen]

12:31 PM on 09/30/2011

Jolie wrote and directed a full length movie on a foreign set over several months and in two languages.

Ansiton directed one part of five stories over the course of three days of filming that is being strung together as a lifetime tv movie special about cancer.

We will see how their styles compare after Jennifer directs a full length movie and after Jolie's is released.

[eltonb222]

11:35 AM on 09/28/2011

This will tank.

[by-the-sea-]

01:24 PM on 09/29/2011

No, it won't. Breast cancer affects millions of people, directly and indirectly, so this is a topic that is important to a lot of people.

[eltonb222]

06:54 PM on 09/29/2011

The topic is important, yes. No one is debating that.

It's the production I am talking about. Aniston is not an experienced or well-rounded director.

[Phxgwen]

12:33 PM on 09/30/2011

It could only tank if released in theaters. Some would argue any movie that premieres on Lifetime already is questionable in quality.. but this is a special feature for cancer awareness so the rules and expectations are different. It could be quite good and might garner some emmy or golden globe notice. Possibly.

[dianapisco]

10:54 AM on 09/28/2011

This Jenn, Brad and Angelina is getting to old. Hope she find her real love soon and end this none senses.

[Monkey Suit]

09:59 AM on 09/28/2011

Did you see her wearing that outfit with her bra exposed man. I don't know how she's done it but she is getting hotter as she ages.

http://www.thegreatmonkeysuit.com/2011/09/jennifer-aniston-shows-of-her-bra.html

[andysrsm]

09:53 AM on 09/28/2011

I would like to be directed by Jennifer and Demi at the same time!