Linda Hamilton takes on a hard role in 'Trust Me, I’m A Doctor'

Linda Hamilton co-stars as Ellyn Garofalo in the film, Trust Me, I’m A Doctor, the true life defense attorney representing Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, played by her co-star Kal Penn. Trust Me, I’m A Doctor follows Dr. Sandeep Kapoor after his life is turned upside down when he is implicated in the death of his former patient, model and reality television star Anna Nicole Smith.

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Set against the height of the early 2000s tabloid era, the film chronicles Kapoor’s fight to clear his name as paparazzi descend on his office, police raid his home, private journals are leaked, and every aspect of his personal life becomes public. With the guidance of respected attorney Ellyn Garofalo, Kapoor must navigate a high-stakes drug conspiracy trial while confronting the intersection of celebrity, justice, politics, and personal redemption.

Linda Hamilton sat down with Romeo International to share her in depth thoughts of the film and character.

Do you think that her path was straight and narrow or did she bend a little?

"Well, she's a defense lawyer, for God's sake. Think about it. Those people have to bend. Think of the people that they represent, you know? Some guilty, some not guilty, but still, one has to shove all of those opinions aside. The matter of me feeling that he's guilty or not is absolutely inapplicable to her life. She has a big job to do. But I did like the fact that they made room for her to have a relationship with him and have some belief in him that really messed with her head at some point, because she thinks that he's actually lying to her."

"It was really interesting to have those moments and say, 'ah, this is how a defense attorney deals with, not everybody, but this one situation' and you know, that there's no room for her feelings in it, but there are still feelings."

"It was an interesting study on, what has to happen to place a man, that most of the world felt was very guilty and participating in her death, because he was the prescriber. I just liked that we could untangle it, and then show the showman, that's what this woman does. She makes sure he's wearing the right suit and that he's not saying the wrong thing and that, you know, managing."

Trust Me, I'm A Doctor is in theaters now.