Michelle Williams opens up about new work

3:24 PM PST 11/18/2008 by Tom Roston, AP

SAG PREVIEW: Nearly halfway through a self-imposed year off work, Michelle Williams is eager to talk about her turn in 'Wendy and Lucy.'

Michelle Williams would like nothing more than for this article about her to start and end with her "Wendy and Lucy" director, Kelly Reichardt, a self-described "film-industry phobic" whose previous movie, 2006's "Old Joy," grossed just $256,000 in the U.S.