Valerie Bertinelli Instagram – #flashback 1988
“When faced with a choice, choose happy.”- Pancho Barnes
That quote has been my mantra since filming this glorious woman’s biopic. Poncho Barnes had a rough life, but she had nerves of steel and a zest for living her fullest life that has stuck with me all these years.
Filming in Texas was an amazing experience. Every weekend for three months, I would train on cutting horses to re-create Ponchos skill on her ranch. And I actually got pretty good at it! (We won’t talk about the time I fell off the horse during a scene 😂)
And the flying! Hopping in the biplane, sneaking up during lunch with our stunt pilot to do death drops and twirls in the sky until the producers put a stop to it. (We probably could’ve gotten away with it had they not heard my screams of joy down on the ground while they were in the open field below me 😬)
It’s never lost on me how lucky I am to have lived the life I have lived. And I am nowhere near done. 🥰
I am so grateful 🤍 | Posted on 04/Apr/2025 18:56:29
