While speaking at the Directors Guild Awards, Seth Rogan paid tribute to Catherine O'Hara.
O'Hara, perhaps best known for her role as Kate McCallister in Home Alone, passed away last month following a brief illness. She also starred in The Studio, where she played Patty Leigh, a high flying Hollywood executive.
Rogan paid tribute to O'Hara, while picking up the award for Best Comedy Series alongside co creator Evan Goldberg, where they both reflected on what it was like to work with O'Hara on the set.
Referring to her iconic Home Alone role, the pair said that O'Hara was “our idol since we were children”.
“Home Alone, honestly, is like the movie that made me wanna make movies in a lot of ways,” Rogen explained. “In that movie, she’s always yelling ‘Kevin, Kevin,’ and on set she would always be yelling, ‘Evan, Evan,’ and every time she did it we were like, It’s like Home Alone".
He continued: “The best part of her is she showed that you can be an utter genius and also the nicest person in the entire world,” Rogen said. “Every day, we work very hard to make the show good enough to warrant her time and her presence. So ultimately we would like to thank the DGA for this, but we would mostly like to thank Catherine O’Hara".
Following her death, Macauley Culkin, who starred alongside Catherine O'Hara as Kevin McCallister in Home Alone, paid a moving tribute to her.
He wrote on Instagram: "Mama. I thought we had time. I wanted more. I wanted to sit in a chair next to you. I heard you but I had so much more to say. I love you. I’ll see you later".
Home Alone saw Culkin play young boy Kevin McCallister, who faces two bumbling burglars (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern), after his family go on holiday without him. O'Hara played Kevin's mother in the film. Culkin later reprised his roles as Kevin McCallister in Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, which also starred O'Hara. Full story here.
