"I knew the term Stepford Wife, and I knew what that meant. I never read the book, and I think before I started filming I watched the movie. I thought it was very dated"

Glenn Close is referring to the 1975 novel, The Stepford Wives, and its subsequent film adjustment. The term "Stepford Wife" has actually ended up being a cultural reference to a woman who is submissive and compliant to her partner's dreams. Close suggests that the story is outdated, as it was written in 1975 and the movie adjustment was released in the very same year. She likewise indicates that she was familiar with the term prior to shooting, but had not check out the book or viewed the motion picture. This suggests that the term has actually become a part of the cultural lexicon, and is commonly known even without having read the book or seen the motion picture. Close's quote implies that the story is obsoleted and no longer appropriate to contemporary society.