Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood is ‘very cruel’

By Tribute News on October 12, 2015 | 2 Comments


Jamie Lee CurtisJamie Lee Curtis, 56, thinks Hollywood is ”a very cruel business.”

The actress, who found fame in Halloween when she was 19, doesn’t think it’s fair that women are ”punished” for getting older in the entertainment industry.

She said: ”It’s a very cruel business. It’s humiliating to see the media frenzy that occurs when somebody gets older and they don’t look the way they used to look. I want to make sure I leave on my own terms. I don’t want to be punished for the natural evolution of the human being.”

Jamie has never embraced being a celebrity like her late father Tony Curtis.

She said: ”He used to walk into a restaurant and preen and pose. The public attention was very important; I don’t need it. I’m recognisable, sure. But I have a quiet life.”

And the actress claims she thought her career was winding down when Ryan Murphy offered her a starring role in Scream Queens.

She added: ”I’m comfortable stepping away from Hollywood when I need too. I was just hanging out with my posse of menopause mamas. He offered me the role, and it sounded crazy and amazing. I left our meeting going, ‘Wow.’ ”

But she almost turned down the opportunity to reignite her acting career because the series is shot in New Orleans and she was worried about spending too much time away from husband Christopher Guest and her children, Tom, 19, and Annie, 28, in Los Angeles.

She said: ”I’m the mom. I texted Ryan and said, ‘Mom can’t go away for a year.’ I love my man, my posse of women and my kids. It’s a beautiful life.”

But Ryan agreed to adapt to her schedule and she now works ”a very condensed” four days at a time.

Jamie’s co-star Emma Roberts is relieved she finally accepted the offer. She told People magazine: ”The show wouldn’t work without Jamie. She’s what inspired Murphy to do the show in the first place.”



Comments & Discussion

  1. Animal lover • October 12, 2015 @ 10:30 PM

    I hate to say this but Jamie Lee Curtis is not an A list actress – she got her start because her parents paved her way for her. As far as Tony Curtis goes he wasn’t considered an A-lister either. He’s so shallow.

  2. Beth wyant • October 13, 2015 @ 2:26 AM

    Jamie may have had famous parents but she paid her dues. She’s great in DRAMA BLUE STEEL,in comedy. She’s a writer of kids books. It’s a shame that people go put a mark on those because of famous parents. That makes it harder for their kids to live up to what their parents achieved and Jamie has. So shame on you people. You don’t know her life or walked in her shoes. There are things she has endured and done it quietly.


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