Still, she felt she understood the character from the beginning.
The same interview produced an unexpectedly strange real-life story.
Asked whether she had ever encountered anyone resembling the dangerous roommate in the movie, Fonda initially explained that she had been fortunate.
Her own roommate had been a childhood best friend whom she trusted completely.
But she then revealed that someone she knew had once impersonated her.
According to Fonda, she was unexpectedly summoned to court over a traffic violation she knew nothing about.
When she examined the paperwork, she realized the description did not match her.
The woman described had brown hair and brown eyes.
Even stranger, Fonda recognized the handwriting on the signature.
Someone she knew had apparently given Bridget Fonda’s identity.
She ultimately obtained a warrant in connection with the incident but said she did not aggressively pursue the woman because she did not believe she represented a serious danger.
