Jamie Lee Curtis is reflecting on the harsh criticism she received early on in her career, including a crude comment by a cinematographer that caused her to get plastic surgery.
Jamie Lee Curtis is reflecting on the harsh criticism she received early on in her career.
When the actress, 66, starred in the 1985 romance drama “Perfect,” she claims the cinematographer made a remark that not only hurt her, but caused her to go under the knife.
“He was like, ‘Yeah I’m not shooting her today. Her eyes are baggy’,” Curtis recalled to Sharyn Alfonsi on Sunday’s episode of “60 Minutes.”
“I was 25. For him to say that was very embarrassing. So as soon as the movie finished, I ended up having some plastic surgery.”
The film was directed by James Bridges and followed reporter Adam Lawrence (John Travolta), who falls in love with aerobics instructor Jessie Wilson (Curtis) during an assignment.
The “Halloween” star explained that going forward with the operation did not go well.
“That’s just not what you want to do when you’re 25 or 26,” Curtis explained. “I regretted it immediately and have kind of, sort of regretted it since.”
“I became very enamored with the warm bath of an opiate,” she continued. “You know, drank a little bit, never to excess, never any big public demonstrations. I was very quiet, very private about it. But it it became a dependency for sure.”
Curtis now has 26 years of sobriety under her belt and can see the project through a more appreciative lens.
“Of course, I look really good in a leotard,” Curtis said, referencing her iconic scene from the film. “Believe me, I’ve seen enough pictures of me in that leotard where even I go like, ‘Really? Come on.’”
“It went on like seven minutes,” Curtis teased about making the original scene.
