In “Mean Girls,” Amanda Seyfried delivered one of the most secretly melodious and undeniably hilarious performances of the early aughts, earning her a lot of acclaim, industry credibility, and now she’s revealing, “of men everywhere”. Gross” meditation.
The actor has been hailed in pop culture history for starring as the lovingly oblivious Karen Smith in the high school comedy, who believes she has a special “ESPN” power to predict the weather with her breasts. Is.
In one of the film’s most famous moments, Seyfried’s character presents an on-air weather report, while loving himself to boldly declare, “There is a 30% chance that it is already raining.” is.”
Speaking with Marie Claire for a new profile published Tuesday, Seyfried revealed the unfortunate outcome of the oft-cited scene.
“I always felt like it really earned money,” she told the outlet, noting that she was constantly contacted by “mostly boys” who asked her if it was raining. “I was like 18. It was just gross.”
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Seyfried further explained that she chose to avoid the spotlight in her post-Mean Girls career, remarking, “Being really famous [young] Must really suck.”
“It should make you feel completely insecure in the world,” she said. “I see these young actors who think they should get protection. They feel like they should have an assistant. They think their whole world has changed. It can be stressful. I’ve seen it Happens to my teammates. So, I bought a farm. I was like, let’s go the opposite way.”
Seyfried now lives on a 30-acre ranch in New York with her husband, actor Thomas Sadoski, and their two children.
Despite Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu’s “The Dropout” and her Oscar-nominated performance in Netflix’s “Mank,” Seyfried said she enjoyed being “somewhat recognizable,” but never “super Not famous.
“It’s been the healthiest trajectory. [It’s] Not a scary spike,” she said. “I have priorities. I know who I am. I know where I’m going. I know what that means. It means I’m getting to do what I love.”
“Mean Girls” was Seyfried’s first film role, as she had only appeared on television, mainly in soap operas, before her breakout turn in a Tina Fey-directed film.
“Just my impression, and all these other bells and whistles that I’ve never seen before, found it really challenging and exciting,” he said of participating in Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series. “I never expected anything. I was happy working as an actor, getting paid to speak the actual dialogue – as opposed to being in the background. ,
Last year, Seyfried shared a fond memory from the film, posting a throwback snap of the behind-the-scenes cast, which he captioned, “Weekend at #FBF 2003, baby.”
The photo served as a virtual “Mean Girls” reunion, with various cast members leaving comments. “Such a fun time! A great team!” wrote Lindsay Lohan, with Lacey Chabert adding in a separate message, “Oh mmm gee. brilliant. Lots of good memories. ,
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