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Perth Now
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Sarah Jessica Parker has struggled with 'mean' comments about her appearance
Sarah Jessica Parker struggled to cope with "mean" comments about her appearance. The 60-year-old actress noticed a shift in how people spoke about her after she landed the role of Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City back in, and she admitted the sudden attention was "a real test of my coping mechanisms". Asked what she struggled with most, she told the Call Her Daddy podcast: "Just discussions of my physical person. "Like stuff that I couldn't change, and wouldn't change, and had never considered changing, or even still after hearing something that was like, 'What? Somebody would say that?' "Even still… no interest in changing it.' The actress, who has reprised the role of Carrie in spin-off series And Just Like That star, noted that the initial backlash was tough in a time before social media without a chance to response. She added: "I didn't feel like I could sit in a room, and someone would say to me, 'You're really unattractive.' "And then I could say, 'Wow, um, well first of all, that's hard to hear. But second of all, why do you seem angry about it?' "Or, 'Why do you feel it's necessary to say it?' " Sarah recalled ringing her friends in tears after one unnamed magazine made a "really meal" comment about her appearance. She said: 'It was like a kick in the rubber parts. 'I was just like, 'Why is this a problem? Why is this deserving of your time? And why do you seem to delight in saying it?' 'I was sobbing because it felt so purposeful. And I think that's the only time I really cried about it.' Meanwhile, Jessica has opened up about the double stand in the way people judge female characters like Carrie. She told the HuffPost UK: "It's always interesting to me that [this is] so condemned, but a male lead on a show can be a murderer, and people love him. "And if a woman has an affair, or behaves poorly, or spends money foolishly […] there's a kind of punitive response to it. 'But I ultimately think that all those feelings are pretty fantastic. That kind of connection and those kinds of strong feelings, both positive and negative, are pretty wonderful. "People are kind of captive in those moments to something, and I think that's perfectly fine. I just think, it's just interesting, the ways in which we judge women, and not men.'
Buzz Feed
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Sarah Jessica Parker Answers The Age-Old Question... Is She Really 'A Carrie'?
If ever you find yourself at a loose end in a conversation with someone you barely know, pivoting to which Sex And The City character they most identify with is usually a good way to swerve an awkward silence – even more than 20 years after the original show aired. Sarah Jessica Parker recently shared her take on the debate during a video interview with W, and her answer was a little more nuanced than simply 'oh, I'm such a Carrie'. 'I would say, probably like many women, I'm probably a combination of Carrie, in terms of some of her interests, and certainly the way she feels about New York City, and in a far less fevered way, her affection for shoes and fashion,' she began. 'But Carrie's is heightened and otherworldly.' However, SJP added that 'as a wife and mother, there are times that I appreciate the things that Charlotte says, even though she says them in an often sometimes hysterical – literally hysterical – [way]', and there are also 'things about Miranda that I really appreciate'. 'So I think a bit of each,' she concluded. 'But I think there's a kind of sentimentality about Carrie that can muddy the waters even for me.' During a recent interview with HuffPost UK to promote the new season of Sex And The City revival And Just Like That, Sarah Jessica also laid out the many differences between herself and the character she won her first acting Emmy for portraying. 'I've been with my husband for 33 years, we have three kids,' she began. 'I live a pretty quiet life, I didn't go to clubs, I didn't have a very colourful single life, I didn't date that much.' She continued: 'I don't go out a lot, I don't go to lunch a lot, I've pursued my career very differently, I think I have a very different relationship with money than Carrie. 'I could go on and on and on – which is what makes it so thrilling to have sort of played [Carrie, and] had this alternate life for so long, you know?'
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sarah Jessica Parker Answers The Age-Old Question... Is She Really 'A Carrie'?
If ever you find yourself at a loose end in a conversation with someone you barely know, pivoting to which Sex And The City character they most identify with is usually a good way to swerve an awkward silence – even more than 20 years after the original show aired. Sarah Jessica Parker recently shared her take on the debate during a video interview with W, and her answer was a little more nuanced than simply 'oh, I'm such a Carrie'. 'I would say, probably like many women, I'm probably a combination of Carrie, in terms of some of her interests, and certainly the way she feels about New York City, and in a far less fevered way, her affection for shoes and fashion,' she began. 'But Carrie's is heightened and otherworldly.' However, SJP added that 'as a wife and mother, there are times that I appreciate the things that Charlotte says, even though she says them in an often sometimes hysterical – literally hysterical – [way]', and there are also 'things about Miranda that I really appreciate'. 'So I think a bit of each,' she concluded. 'But I think there's a kind of sentimentality about Carrie that can muddy the waters even for me.' During a recent interview with HuffPost UK to promote the new season of Sex And The City revival And Just Like That, Sarah Jessica also laid out the many differences between herself and the character she won her first acting Emmy for portraying. 'I've been with my husband for 33 years, we have three kids,' she began. 'I live a pretty quiet life, I didn't go to clubs, I didn't have a very colourful single life, I didn't date that much.' She continued: 'I don't go out a lot, I don't go to lunch a lot, I've pursued my career very differently, I think I have a very different relationship with money than Carrie. 'I could go on and on and on – which is what makes it so thrilling to have sort of played [Carrie, and] had this alternate life for so long, you know?' Read more from HuffPost UK's interview with the And Just Like That cast here. 'It's Interesting How We Judge Women': Sarah Jessica Parker Fires Back At Carrie Bradshaw Haters Kristin Davis Admits 1 Thing She's 'So Scared' Of Before Every Season Of And Just Like That Cynthia Nixon Reacts To Claims That Miranda Has Changed Too Much In And Just Like That
Mint
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
Sarah J Parker reflects on backlash for her Sex and the City character
Washington DC [US], June 17 (ANI): Actress Sarah Jessica Parker recently reflected on the backlash her iconic "Sex and the City" character Carrie Bradshaw received over the years. Carrie's behavior on the sequel series 'And Just Like That' continues to be judged across social media, but Parker observed that it does not happen regularly to even the most despicable male characters in film and television, reported Variety. In an interview with HuffPost UK, as quoted by Variety, Parker said that the reaction which female characters recieves is much more regular than the most despicable male characters in film and televison. Sarah Jessica Parker recently spoke to HuffPost U.K. and reflected on all the backlash her iconic "Sex and the City" character Carrie Bradshaw has received over the years. "It's always interesting to me that [Carrie is] so condemned, but a male lead on a show can be a murderer, and people love him. If a woman has an affair, or behaves poorly, or spends money foolishly, there's a kind of punitive response to it," said Jessica Parker as quoted by Variety. Parker said that when it comes to the constant romantic misadventures of Carrie Bradshaw, viewers should remember "that smart people make bad decisions sometimes [and] are foolish in judgment," as quoted by Variety. "I think, fundamentally, Carrie is an extraordinarily decent and good person - an extremely devoted friend, she's generous of spirit and time, in all she has to offer," said Parker as quoted by Variety. Parker added, admitting that, of course, Carrie has "made mistakes" or "not been mature in love." Parker currently stars as Carrie Bradshaw on the third season of "And Just Like That." New episodes premiere on Thursdays on Max. (ANI)
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Gerard Butler Accidentally 'Insulted' This Award-Winning Director During Very Awkward Audition
Gerard Butler is opening up about one of his more ill-fated Hollywood auditions. During a recent interview with HuffPost UK to promote the live-action remake of How To Train Your Dragon, the Scottish actor admitted he once inadvertently insulted an esteemed director while trying out for one of his films. While he didn't disclose the name of the movie, he did reveal that the film in question was a remake, directed by Joe Wright. Gerard recalled that, during the audition, 'I said, 'so why are you remaking it?' – and I didn't mean it to be cheeky, I was just curious!'. 'He gave me such an intelligent answer, and at the end, I said something like, 'is that it?',' he continued. 'And I mean it as in, 'is that the end of my audition?'. And he was like, 'yeah'. And I just got up and left and went, 'well that was the weirdest thing'.' Gerard added: 'I think he was just insulted that I said, 'why are you even doing this?', when I had no right to be asking that question! I was just trying to make conversation!' 'I got up and left, so I still to this day don't know if I was expected to read or not,' he quipped. 'I'm wondering if there's still a chance of me getting this role. Who knows? I mean, it was about 12 years ago…' Over the course of his career, Joe has helmed several remakes and adaptations of classic works, including 2005's Pride & Prejudice (earning him a Bafta for Most Promising Newcomer), 2012's Anna Karenina and 2015's Pan, a Peter Pan prequel starring Hugh Jackman as Blackbeard the pirate. The British filmmaker went on to direct the war movie Darkest Hour, for which Gary Oldman earned an Academy Award for his portrayal of Winston Churchill, the Netflix thriller The Woman In The Window and the romantic musical drama Cyrano. 'I Had My Eye On It': David Tennant Was Disappointed To Miss Out On This Superhero Role This Is How Dakota Johnson Really Feels About Madame Web A Year Later Jonathan Bailey Recalls Very Awkward Ariana Grande Moment Behind The Scenes Of Wicked
