Jamie Lee Curtis and Colin Farrell have opened up about their struggles with addiction in Variety’s Actors on Actors interview…
Jamie Lee Curtis is famously known for her debut role in the 1978’s horror cult classic Halloween.
Soon after, the actress went on to star in a slew of additional horror movies such as The Fog and Prom Night, giving her the Hollywood title the “Scream Queen.”
She has also had a whole host of other fabulous movie roles.
2003’s Freaky Friday, which she starred in alongside Lindsay Lohan, is nothing short of iconic!
Curtis is a hugely celebrated actress across the board.
Including having a Golden Globe, a People’s Choice Award, and an Emmy to her name.
And that’s not all…
Curtis has also written numerous children’s books, and even made the NYT bestsellers list!
She has also achieved personal, as well as professional, success.
Curtis married screenwriter Christopher Guest in 1984 — and when she did, she became an official British baroness!
Oh, and let’s not forget she’s an absolute meme queen.
The snaps of her having an argument with a dining companion never fail to make us laugh.
But recently, it’s her physical appearance that has been received the most attention…
Particularly on the topic of aging and plastic surgery.
“I love it & I am here for it! The plastic surgery has gotten out of hand!” wrote one fan.
“Yes, she’s aging, and doing it beautifully. It happens to us all, and hers is a face that has character, warmth, and movement! She looks real,” added another.
In a recent interview at the Radically Reframing Aging Summit, the sixty-three-year-old shared with host Maria Shriver that she’s had enough of the phrase “anti-aging.”
“This word ‘anti-aging’ has to be struck,” she said.
“I am pro-aging. I want to age with intelligence, and grace, and dignity, and verve, and energy.
“I don’t want to hide from it,” Curtis added.
“I don’t want to hide from [my age] it as if it’s a bad thing.
“We’re all learning that people are on fire from it,” she said.
“It’s an inside job!
“We’re so confused on the outside, but the joy of being my age is an inside infrastructure,” Curtis highlighted.
The summit turned aging on its head, describing it as “one of the greatest gifts in life.”
And was filled with guests, from celebrities to doctors, all giving their opinions on growing older.
During the interview, Curtis said: “I’m not denying what I look like, of course, I’ve seen what I look like.”
“I am trying to live in acceptance.
“If I look in the mirror, it’s harder for me to be in acceptance.
“I’m more critical. Whereas, if I just don’t look, I’m not so worried about it,” she said.
Curtis was candid about her own struggles growing up.
She shared that she has “been sucking my stomach in since I was 11.”
“[That’s] when you start being conscious of boys and bodies, and the jeans are super tight.
“I very specifically decided to relinquish and release every muscle I had that I used to clench to hide the reality,” Curtis explained.
Curtis also emphasized that worrying only takes away from the time she does have.
“I am 63-years-old. My mother died at 76. My father died at 85. I have no effing time to waste.
“My motto is, ‘If not now, when? And, if not me, who?’ And, that has unleashed me and freed me, and allowed me to do everything I’m doing with zero attachment,” she said.
Since then, Curtis has made a rare appearance on a red carpet alongside some very special people by her side.
According to Buzzfeed, Curtis recently graced the premiere of her latest movie Halloween Ends…
With both of her daughters Ruby and Anna.
As per reports, the premiere marked Ruby’s first red carpet since publicly coming out as a transgender woman back in 2021.
Curtis took to Instagram and shared a photo from the event and couldn’t help but gush about her darling daughters.
“My family. Proudest mother. Loving support,” Curtis wrote.
Reportedly, Ruby previously attended Curtis’ footprint ceremony, where she was also joined by her wife, Kynthia.
Since Ruby came out, Curtis has candidly spoken about her daughter’s journey, watching in “wonder and pride” as she shared her true self with the bare world.
The doting mom didn’t shy away and said she will support both her daughters.
“I am here to support Ruby. That is my job. Just as it is to care and love and support her older sister Annie in her journeys,” Curtis shared at the time.
“I’m a grateful student. I’m learning so much from Ruby. The conversation is ongoing,” she added.
She also said she and her daughter hope that if one person sees a photo of them together and says: “I feel free to say this is who I am,” then it’s all worth it…
And now, Curtis has opened up about something entirely different in Variety’s Actors on Actors with Colin Farrell.
They talked about their latest films, Curtis’ role in Everything Everywhere All At Once…
As well as Farrell’s The Banshees of Inisherin.
But the conversation quickly changed direction, and the pair began discussing their legacies.
“Being sober is going to be a legacy, for sure, because you’re stopping what has been a generational issue in my biological family,” Curtis said.
Tearing up, she added: “For me, It’ll be the single greatest thing I do, if I can stay sober.
“Because generations of people have had their lives ruled and ruined by alcoholism and drug addiction.
“For me, sobriety first. Always,” Curtis concluded.
Farrell has also struggled with addiction, although sober since 2006, he checked himself into rehab in 2018 as a “preemptive measure.”
“The rules apply to you, just like they apply to other people… so that’s, to me, what legacy is,” Curtis added.
“Films have given to me much more than I could ever think I’d given an audience,” said Farell.
You can watch the interview here.