THE PROVOCATEUR
What’s the key to “making it?”
Being authentic. And not giving up, mostly. Success is less about talent [than] tenacity.
Do you feel women are under-represented in Hollywood?
As in the business world, there is a disparity in what women get paid in comparison to their male counterparts. [And] women are held to a different standard. They are expected not to age and not gain weight and then are often punished for it. Whereas leading men who are aging are celebrated and often cast with young women as their costars. What’s your greatest achievement?
Raising a daughter who questions everything. Me, her dad, authority. As challenging and annoying as that can be, we want to raise a strong, independent person who doesn’t just accept what she is told.
Your greatest regret?
Not wearing more short shorts when I didn’t have cellulite.
How do you juggle acting and producing with family?
Hire people.
“I’m happiest when I’m…”
Eating anything fattening. But then that quickly turns to regret, but for the moments it’s going down, very happy. “I’m a strong woman because…”
I can say that I am not always strong.
If you hadn’t gone into show business, what would you have done? Advocate for victims. My husband said I should have been an interrogator for the CIA!
What’s the number one thing on your bucket list you haven’t yet accomplished?
Being calm. No matter where I am or what I am doing, my mind never stops. What are the movies or TV shows you just can’t live without?
Game of Thrones. And Game of Thrones.
“DON’T CHANGE WHO YOU ARE BECAUSE YOU THINK IT WILL LEAD YOU
TO SUCCESS... APPRECIATE AND FEEL
THE STRUGGLE OF TRYING TO ‘GET THERE.’”
—leah remini