Jennifer Aniston explains how to choose 'career over children' and reflects on her relationship with her mother
Jennifer Aniston responded to her assumptions that she sacrificed her chance to be her mother for her acting career in her new cover story for The Hollywood Reporter.
The 52-year-old The Morning Show star criticized people who comment on her life without knowing anything about her "personal" or "medical" history in the profile, which was published on Wednesday.
Aniston also delved into her refusal to give in to victimhood as her late mother and relaxed a bit from her as she spoke enthusiastically about her newfound love of pasta and acceptance of carbohydrates.
Setting the record straight: Jennifer Aniston, 52, battled critics who assume she gave up on the idea of children to advance her career for the cover of The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment issue.
The actress has been a highly sought-after star since her massively popular run of hers on Friends in the 1990s and 2000s, but that has left her fans and critics feeling comfortable enough to make unwarranted assumptions about. her private life.
Aniston admitted that "people certainly project themselves onto you," but she said that her "job" was "to show you what I'm capable of and you decide if you want to subscribe."
"She used to take it all very personally: the pregnancy rumors and the assumption of" Oh, she chose the career over the boys, "she said.
It's like, "You have no idea what is happening to me personally, medically, why can't I… can I have children?" They don't know anything, "she continued, calling the rampant speculation" hurtful "and" just plain disgusting. "
The interviewer, Lacey Rose, reminded Aniston of a conversation she had with Gloria Steinem about assessing the value of women based on whether or not they are married and have had children.
"She said, 'I guess we're into shit," Aniston recounted with a smile, though she noted that some public figure like Dolly Parton somehow escapes being defined by men or boys.
Out of her depth: 'I used to take it all very personally - the pregnancy rumors and the whole assumption of' Oh, she chose the career over the boys, 'he said, adding that they' have no idea 'about her. 'personally' or 'medically'
Double standard: She called the rampant speculation "hurtful" and "just plain disgusting," while noting that men are not defined by marriage or children.
"No one has tried to put it on a white picket fence," he said.
The Horrible Bosses actress pointed out the "double standards" that many men benefit from.
'Men can marry as many times as they want, women between 20 and 30 can marry [younger]. Women are not allowed to do that, 'she said.
Aniston also responded to Matt Damon's claim that too much publicity can make audiences less interested in seeing an actor on the big screen.
She called it a 'fine line to walk' to maintain an air of 'mystery' while he still lived his life.
The pandemic had facilitated the disconnection of the actress from Somos The Millers, since she now dealt more with ‘agoraphobia’.
'I used to say,' Let's go to dinner, 'and now I say,' No, we're not going to dinner. Come come come ".
The Emmy award winner claimed that she had only been to about five different restaurants since the start of the pandemic and that she liked staying with those establishments because they required proof of vaccination to enter.
'You know, someone literally called me a "liberal vax-hole" the other day. I don't understand the disconnect right now, being bullied for wanting people not to get sick? I mean, that's what we're talking about, 'she said.
Taking her own path: Aniston said her late mother Nancy Dow sat 'comfortably in victimization' and said she was an example of 'what I never wanted to be'
When asked if she avoided the kind of "public meltdown" that has damaged the careers of other female artists like Britney Spears, Jennifer shared the painful example of her strained relationship with her mother.
She attributed her resilience to a "blessing of heaven's support: so many evolved and positive people around me," including aforementioned friends like Courteney Cox, Jason Bateman and Jimmy Kimmel.
"I, too, grew up watching someone [Aniston 's late mother Nancy Dow] sit comfortably in victimhood, and I didn't like how it looks," she continued. 'I knew this person was giving me an example of what I would never want to be, and never will be. I think it is toxic and erodes your interior and your soul '.
Aniston said that instead of staying home and getting depressed, he chose to "find a creative outlet and prosper, and that's what I did," before joking that it was through filming his comedy The Break-Up.
In 2015, Aniston previously told The Hollywood Reporter about how her actress mother had been "very critical" of her because she couldn't live up to Dow's model looks when she was younger.
He also described how her mother held "grudges" that were "so petty," something she has tried to make sure that she doesn't.
Although their relationship was irritable throughout the 1990s, the confusion intensified after Dow published From Mother and Daughter to Friends: A Memoir, though they later reconciled following Aniston's 2005 divorce from Brad Pitt.
Difficult relationship: In 2015, Aniston previously told The Hollywood Reporter about how her actress mother had been 'very critical' of her appearance when she was younger and she held 'grudges' that were' so petty '.
In another part of his extensive interview, Aniston admitted that he was like so many other people who focused on improving her kitchen in the early days of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
She admitted that she was surprised that she 'didn't get bored right away, which was in part due to his' love of her' of her for cooking.
"I wasn't brilliant at it, but I found ways to make eggs in every way and I became a pasta lover," she shared, adding, "Carbs aren't the bogeyman."
'Exercise, meditation, and conversations' were also ways she kept busy and busy during her time at home.
"Like you're in a weekly Zoom circle where you get really metaphysical and woo yourself and talk about what this is all about," she said.
Jennifer delved into her recent Friends reunion with the original cast, which most of them weren't sure about until director Ben Winston helped reassure them.
"I don't know if we were seduced by his talent or his charm or a combination of everything," she said.
Aniston said that "time travel is difficult" and admitted that remembering the "most difficult moment" of her life about the reunion was difficult for her.
Letting Go: She admitted that she became a 'pasta lover again' after concentrating on cooking in the early days of the pandemic. 'Carbohydrates are not the bogeyman'
The film and television star also weighed in on how the focus on the personal lives of stars is no longer directed by 'the media', but by 'normal people' thanks to the advent of social media.
"It's almost as if the media handed the sword to any Joe Schmo sitting behind a computer screen to be a troll or whatever they call him and intimidate people in the comment sections," she said. And I don't know why there is such a cruel streak in society. I often wonder what they are up to '.
She also joked about previous speculations about her personal life: 'Am I still having twins? Am I going to be the miracle mother at 52? ‘She said laughing.
Aniston seemed excited to take a break from the dramatic second season of her Apple TV + The Morning Show series in favor of doing comedy with her old friend Adam Sandler in his Netflix sequel Murder Mystery 2.
She recounted having known him 'forever' and recalled once that he and her friend David Spade had arranged a meeting between her and Saturday Night Live creator and producer Lorne Michaels, in which she chose not to appear on the Serie.
"I heard that women are not respected on this show," she said she told Michaels, even though she later featured SNL several times.
