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Some spoilers below forI Feel Pretty.
Do yourself a favor and never Twitter search Shallow Hal + I Feel Pretty.
Had it been fucked with?
Not yet, anyway.
Its been really easy once theyveseenit!
But, you know, there was a backlash to the trailer, and that was kind of disappointing.
I just wished they could see it.
Its pretty uncontroversial, the moral of the story being that confidence is the secret to success.
Yeah, but that doesnt matter.
Theres been a lot of projection.
Everyones got a right to feel that feeling, regardless of their appearance.
We all struggle with self-esteem.
Your friends who you think are so beautiful, they could be struggling too.
But you never see how I see myself!
Thats a guess, that Renee thinks of herself as skinny.
She doesnt say, Im so thin!
She just says that shes amazed by her jawline, and her boobs, and her ass.
If anything, that sounds like a more voluptuous woman to me.
I have more security, and that gives you peace of mind, which is great.
But in terms of actual happiness, its all the same.
To me, thats a little comforting and a little depressing.
Happiness cant start with external stuff, whether thats money or success or your body.
It starts with confidence, sure.
But at least, in my life, the trouble has always getting from mind-set A to mind-set B.
She gets herself as far as she does at work with her own ideas and contributions.
And it really is her that Ethan falls in love with.
She realizes that all she ever had to do was try.
All anyones got to do is try.
I see too much of that.
Now Im curious, what am I going to say?
About how she plugs the beauty line in the big inspirational speech?
I guess youve heard this before, then.
I see a lot of ad campaigns using you go, girl!
language just to sell stuff, which can feel disingenuous.
Dove soap stuff, yeah.
Im with you, honestly.
That scene gave me pause too.
But that last scene needs to tie into the plot.
All I can say is that I understand that objection, and I agree with you.
That wasnt pure me or anything.
Every tweet, every official post about this movie, its going to end up reflecting on me.
So Ive had to fight hard.
I cleared every social-media post, specifically because I know this is how public thinking works.
Im trying to do my best, but some stuff falls through the cracks.
Im not resentful of the standards people hold me to, though.
What brings you pleasure in your day-to-day life?
Its so disconnected from my work.
Its stuff like anyone else would say.
I cant wait to see my dog, and to go to sleep.
I love watching TV.
I got married a couple months ago, and I love him so much.
I love my friends.
Its cliche, but plenty of cliches are true.
I love standing at a microphone and making a room of people laugh.
Thats the part of the work I love, everything else is extraneous.
Theres a lot that comes with any gig.
Actors joke, You shoot the movie, but youre really getting paid to do press.
Its just the repetition that gets you down, if anything.
Now, its like, Will you call in with this Brazilian podcast?
But its mostly cool to do this, I get to feel more connected to the production.
I know what Ive learned, and that Im still learning.
I hope people give it a chance.
Is there a story there?
I wassopsyched I got cast.
She was cool, not on her phone or in her trailer.
She talked to everyone.
I have a line where Im doing her makeup and I say, Im gonna get some tape.
I wrote that, and she was really good about making me feel like I had done something right.
She was running the whole circus and still managed to be a lovely person to be around.
Everyone liked her, and so nobody had the right to treat her shittily.
That was major, to see while I was coming up.
I was nearly cut out, and having invited everyone over, I was humiliated.
Then, after about two minutes, I thought the situation was just funny.
This interview has been edited and condensed.
