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Time of India
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Jamie Lee Curtis talks about retirement; shares how she has been 'prepping to get out' of Hollywood
Jamie Lee Curtis , who is returning to the big screen with the much-awaited 'Freakier Friday' film, has been preparing herself to leave the life of glitz and glamour behind her! She recently opened up about how she plans to leave the entertainment industry on her own terms, the way she wants. Jamie Lee Curtis talks about parents' influence in her life and career The actress, who entered the realm of acting at the mere age of 19, is now 66 and all set to leave her life as an actor. In an interview with The Guardian, the actress talked about the influence that her parents, Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis , had on her career. She shared how she had spent her life seeing her parents' rise and fall from fame, both of which occurred due to the same thing. She delved into how they lost their name and fame after the entertainment industry rejected them. Citing the brutal limitations that are often imposed by the industry, she shared that they were cast away due to their age. 'I watched them reach incredible success and then have it slowly erode to where it was gone. And that's very painful,' she added. Curtis talks about her retirement plans After detailing the ordeal her parents went through, Curtis delved into how she has been planning her career and time to ensure that she does not meet the same fate. She shared that, "I have been prepping to get out, so that I don't have to suffer the same as my family did. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Orthopedic Doctors Urge Seniors To Use This 'Smart' Cane ReadyWalker Learn More Undo I want to leave the party before I'm no longer invited'. She also shared that while her plans of retiring are still a part of the future, she has been "self-retiring for 30 years'. Other than that, the actress has been on a roll and has taken more agency over the kind of work she wishes to do now. She added that, 'I have no problem saying: 'Back the f--- off''.
Sky News AU
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Jamie Lee Curtis is ‘prepping' to leave Hollywood as she blasts plastic surgery as ‘genocide'
Her Friday is getting freaky. Jamie Lee Curtis said she's preparing to leave the spotlight – in part thanks to her experience of watching her famous parents' careers as they aged, and thanks to watching plastic surgery take off. 'I witnessed my parents lose the very thing that gave them their fame and their life and their livelihood, when the industry rejected them at a certain age,' Curtis, 66, told The Guardian, in an interview published Saturday. 'I watched them reach incredible success and then have it slowly erode to where it was gone,' she added. 'And that's very painful.' The 'Halloween' star's famous parents were Janet Leigh – who was in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho,' and Tony Curtis ('Some Like It Hot'). Leigh died in 2004 at age 77, while her dad died in 2010 at age 85. They were married from 1951 until their 1962 divorce. Curtis also slammed plastic surgery as being 'the genocide of a generation of women by the cosmeceutical industrial complex, who've disfigured themselves.' 'The Last Showgirl' actress has been married to British actor Christopher Guest since 1984, and shares daughters Ruby, 29, and Annie, 38, with him. 'I believe that we have wiped out a generation or two of natural human [appearance],' she explained. 'The concept that you can alter the way you look through chemicals, surgical procedures, fillers – there's a disfigurement of generations of predominantly women who are altering their appearances.' She blasted AI as aiding and abetting this, 'because now the filter face is what people want. I'm not filtered right now. The minute I lay a filter on and you see the before and after, it's hard not to go: 'Oh, well that looks better.' But what's better? Better is fake.' Curtis did not name names of celebs who have admitted to getting plastic surgery, such as the Kardashians. 'There are too many examples – I will not name them – but very recently we have had a big onslaught through media, many of those people,' she stated. Despite her plans to step back from the spotlight, Curtis still has a recent slew of hot projects, as well as upcoming movies and TV shows. She finally won an Oscar in 2024 (for 'best supporting actress' in 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'), and has a recurring side role as Carmy's (Jeremy Allen White) mother in the Emmy-winning drama 'The Bear,' which has been renewed for a Season 5. She's also in the 'Freaky Friday' sequel 'Freakier Friday,' (hitting theaters Aug. 8) and she recently confirmed that she will take over the late Angela Lansbury's iconic role of Jessica Fletcher in a 'Murder, She Wrote' reboot. Coming up, she'll film 'Ella McCay' alongside Woody Harrelson and her 'The Bear' co-star Ayo Edebiri (premiering in December) and will star. in the Prime Video series 'Scarpetta' with Nicole Kidman (which doesn't have an announced premiere date yet). 'I have been self-retiring for 30 years. I have been prepping to get out, so that I don't have to suffer the same as my family did,' she told The Guardian. 'I want to leave the party before I'm no longer invited.' 'I have become quite brusque,' the 'True Lies' actress added. 'And I have no problem saying: 'Back the f*** off.'' Originally published as Jamie Lee Curtis is 'prepping' to leave Hollywood as she blasts plastic surgery as 'genocide'
New York Post
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Jamie Lee Curtis is ‘prepping' to leave Hollywood as she slams plastic surgery as ‘genocide'
Her Friday is getting freaky. Jamie Lee Curtis said she's preparing to leave the spotlight – in part thanks to her experience of watching her famous parents' careers as they aged, and thanks to watching plastic surgery take off. 'I witnessed my parents lose the very thing that gave them their fame and their life and their livelihood, when the industry rejected them at a certain age,' Curtis, 66, told The Guardian, in an interview published Saturday. Advertisement 9 Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh and Jamie Lee Curtis attend the American Women in Radio & Television Genii Awards on May 30, 1991. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images 9 Jamie Lee Curtis in 1978. Getty Images 9 Jamie Lee Curtis at the premiere 'Freaky Friday' in Mexico City on July 24, 2025. MARIO GUZMAN/EPA/Shutterstock Advertisement 'I watched them reach incredible success and then have it slowly erode to where it was gone,' she added. 'And that's very painful.' The 'Halloween' star's famous parents were Janet Leigh – who was in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho,' and Tony Curtis ('Some Like It Hot'). Leigh died in 2004 at age 77, while her dad died in 2010 at age 85. They were married from 1951 until their 1962 divorce. Curtis also slammed plastic surgery as being 'the genocide of a generation of women by the cosmeceutical industrial complex, who've disfigured themselves.' Advertisement 'The Last Showgirl' actress has been married to British actor Christopher Guest since 1984, and shares daughters Ruby, 29, and Annie, 38, with him. 'I believe that we have wiped out a generation or two of natural human [appearance],' she explained. 'The concept that you can alter the way you look through chemicals, surgical procedures, fillers – there's a disfigurement of generations of predominantly women who are altering their appearances.' 9 Jamie Lee Curtis in 1985's 'Perfect.' ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection 9 Jamie Lee Curtis in 2003's 'Freaky Friday.' ©Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection Advertisement 9 Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh with their two daughters, Jamie Lee and Kelly Lee. Bettmann Archive She blasted AI as aiding and abetting this, 'because now the filter face is what people want. I'm not filtered right now. The minute I lay a filter on and you see the before and after, it's hard not to go: 'Oh, well that looks better.' But what's better? Better is fake.' Curtis did not name names of celebs who have admitted to getting plastic surgery, such as the Kardashians. 'There are too many examples – I will not name them – but very recently we have had a big onslaught through media, many of those people,' she stated. Despite her plans to step back from the spotlight, Curtis still has a recent slew of hot projects, as well as upcoming movies and TV shows. She finally won an Oscar in 2024 (for 'best supporting actress' in 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'), and has a recurring side role as Carmy's (Jeremy Allen White) mother in the Emmy-winning drama 'The Bear,' which has been renewed for a Season 5. 9 Jamie Lee Curtis in 'Halloween II' in 1981. ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection 9 Jamie Lee Curtis at the Cannes Film Festival on. June 16, 2025. Lensi Photography / Advertisement 9 Jamie Lee Curtis in 1985's 'Perfect.' ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection She's also in the 'Freaky Friday' sequel 'Freakier Friday,' (hitting theaters Aug. 8) and she recently confirmed that she will take over the late Angela Lansbury's iconic role of Jessica Fletcher in a 'Murder, She Wrote' reboot. Coming up, she'll film 'Ella McCay' alongside Woody Harrelson and her 'The Bear' co-star Ayo Edebiri (premiering in December) and will star. in the Prime Video series 'Scarpetta' with Nicole Kidman (which doesn't have an announced premiere date yet). Advertisement 'I have been self-retiring for 30 years. I have been prepping to get out, so that I don't have to suffer the same as my family did,' she told The Guardian. 'I want to leave the party before I'm no longer invited.' 'I have become quite brusque,' the 'True Lies' actress added. 'And I have no problem saying: 'Back the f–k off.''
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
Jamie Lee Curtis teases 4-way switch plot twist in 'Freakier Friday'
Plus, Lindsay Lohan says her character Anna has evolved to be like Tess. After years of Jamie Lee Curtis fielding hypothetical questions about a "Freaky Friday" sequel, the star of the hit Disney movie helped make "Freakier Friday" a reality alongside her on-screen daughter and real-life friend, Lindsay Lohan. "I was determined to make it happen because everywhere in the world I go for other work, all they want to talk about is Lindsay -- and "Freaky Friday,'" Curtis said in an interview Monday on "Good Morning America,' alongside Lohan. Curtis added that she 'lobbied very hard' for the sequel, which hits theaters on Aug. 8. Curtis and Lohan first co-starred in the original movie in 2003, but their characters' mother-daughter chemistry is now stronger than ever. "When we started, it felt like it was just yesterday, because we've known each other for so long and we're friends off-screen," Lohan said. "That's the beauty of being able to make 'Freakier Friday,' you don't too often get to work with people that you genuinely love and are your friends. So it didn't feel like work as it normally did." "I've known her since she was 15. We've stayed friends all the way through her teens and her twenties," Curtis added. The unique plot twist in this movie mimics that of original, when Lohan's character Anna and Curtis' character Tess switched bodies by an unfortunate turn of fate from a fortune cookie. "It's a four-way switch," Curtis said. "Lindsay's character Anna, the music producer, is engaged to be married to a young man named Eric. He happens to have a 15-year-old daughter and Anna has a 15-year-old daughter named Harper. The soon-to-be sisters don't get along very well." "And Tess is still micromanaging me as a mother," Lohan chimed in. "I'm not gonna tell you who switches with who," Curtis teased. "Freakier Friday" premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles earlier this month and hits theaters nationwide on Aug. 8.
Mint
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
Why is Jamie Lee Curtis preparing to retire from Hollywood? Actress says, 'I want to leave the party before...'
Oscar-winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis has revealed that she is preparing to retire from acting, citing painful memories of how Hollywood discarded her parents, Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, as they aged. In a candid interview with The Guardian, Curtis reflected on the harsh realities of ageing in the entertainment industry and the toll it took on her family. 'I witnessed my parents lose the very thing that gave them their fame and their life and their livelihood, when the industry rejected them at a certain age,' Curtis said. 'I watched them reach incredible success and then have it slowly erode to where it was gone. And that's very painful.' Curtis, 65, who won an Academy Award in 2023 for her role in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once', admitted that her retirement has been a long time coming. 'I have been self-retiring for 30 years. I have been prepping to get out so that I don't have to suffer the same as my family did. I want to leave the party before I'm no longer invited,' she explained. In the same interview, the 'The Bear' actor launched a scathing critique of the beauty and cosmetic industry, describing it as a force that has 'disfigured' generations of women. Curtis posed for the interview holding a pair of oversized red plastic lips—a symbolic prop she brought herself. 'I've been very vocal about the genocide of a generation of women by the cosmeceutical industrial complex,' she said. 'The wax lips really sends it home.' When asked whether 'genocide' was the appropriate term, Curtis defended her choice. 'I believe that we have wiped out a generation or two of natural human [appearance]... There's a disfigurement of generations of predominantly women who are altering their appearances.' Curtis's comments are a powerful indictment of both ageism and beauty standards in Hollywood, as she prepares to step away from the spotlight on her own terms.
