‘I want to leave the party before I’m no longer invited’: Actress opens up about ageing out of Hollywood
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Jamie Lee Curtis is getting ready to leave Hollywood—but not before delivering a scathing critique of the beauty industry.
She said watching her parents fade from fame gave her all the motivation she needed.
And she’s not holding back on her views about plastic surgery and artificial beauty.
‘I watched them reach incredible success and then have it slowly erode to where it was gone,’ Curtis said in a candid new interview.
The 66-year-old actress reflected on the downfall of her famous parents—Psycho star Janet Leigh and Some Like It Hot actor Tony Curtis—saying the entertainment industry abandoned them as they aged.
‘That’s very painful,’ she added.
Curtis, best known for her roles in Halloween, True Lies, and Everything Everywhere All At Once, said their experience shaped her outlook on fame, beauty, and when to walk away.
‘I witnessed my parents lose the very thing that gave them their fame and their life and their livelihood, when the industry rejected them at a certain age,’ she explained.
The Oscar winner said she had been preparing to step back from Hollywood for decades, fearing a similar fate.
‘I have been self-retiring for 30 years. I have been prepping to get out, so that I don’t have to suffer the same as my family did,’ she said.
But her decision to back away from the spotlight wasn’t just about ageing out of roles—it was also fuelled by her strong views on cosmetic surgery.
Curtis slammed the rise of aesthetic procedures, calling it ‘the genocide of a generation of women by the cosmeceutical industrial complex, who’ve disfigured themselves’.
‘I believe that we have wiped out a generation or two of natural human (appearance),’ she said.
‘The concept that you can alter the way you look through chemicals, surgical procedures, fillers—there’s a disfigurement of generations of predominantly women who are altering their appearances.’
Curtis also blamed technology for making unrealistic beauty standards worse.
‘Now the filter face is what people want,’ she said, referring to the widespread use of photo filters and AI-generated enhancements on social media.
‘I’m not filtered right now. The minute I lay a filter on and you see the before and after, it’s hard not to go: “Oh, well that looks better.” But what’s better? Better is fake.’
Although she refused to name names, Curtis noted that many high-profile figures have contributed to this trend.
‘There are too many examples—I will not name them—but very recently we have had a big onslaught through media, many of those people,’ she said.
Despite her exit plans, Curtis remained active with multiple projects in recent years.
She finally took home her first Oscar in 2023 for Best Supporting Actress in Everything Everywhere All At Once.
She also appeared in The Bear as Carmy’s estranged mother and will return in the upcoming Season 5.
On the big screen, she stars in the Freaky Friday sequel Freakier Friday, set to release in Australian cinemas on 7 August.
She also confirmed she would take on the role of Jessica Fletcher in a reboot of Murder, She Wrote, originally played by Angela Lansbury.
Future roles include Ella McCay, alongside Woody Harrelson and Ayo Edebiri, premiering in December, and a lead role in Scarpetta on Prime Video with Nicole Kidman.
Still, Curtis made it clear her heart is already halfway out the door.
‘I want to leave the party before I’m no longer invited,’ she said.
‘I have become quite brusque. And I have no problem saying: “Back the f*** off.”’
If Jamie Lee Curtis’ stance on beauty pressures and ageing struck a chord, she’s far from alone in navigating the expectations placed on women in the public eye.
Another familiar face recently sparked conversation after appearing noticeably different in a new interview.
Her transformation has left many wondering about the toll of fame—and the choices stars feel pressured to make.
Read more: Katie Holmes looks unrecognizable in latest interview – see the shocking transformation!
Would you walk away from fame if it meant preserving your sense of self?
She said watching her parents fade from fame gave her all the motivation she needed.
And she’s not holding back on her views about plastic surgery and artificial beauty.
‘I watched them reach incredible success and then have it slowly erode to where it was gone,’ Curtis said in a candid new interview.
The 66-year-old actress reflected on the downfall of her famous parents—Psycho star Janet Leigh and Some Like It Hot actor Tony Curtis—saying the entertainment industry abandoned them as they aged.
‘That’s very painful,’ she added.
Curtis recalls parents' painful fall from fame. Image source: Instagram/jamieleecurtis
Curtis, best known for her roles in Halloween, True Lies, and Everything Everywhere All At Once, said their experience shaped her outlook on fame, beauty, and when to walk away.
‘I witnessed my parents lose the very thing that gave them their fame and their life and their livelihood, when the industry rejected them at a certain age,’ she explained.
The Oscar winner said she had been preparing to step back from Hollywood for decades, fearing a similar fate.
‘I have been self-retiring for 30 years. I have been prepping to get out, so that I don’t have to suffer the same as my family did,’ she said.
But her decision to back away from the spotlight wasn’t just about ageing out of roles—it was also fuelled by her strong views on cosmetic surgery.
Curtis slammed the rise of aesthetic procedures, calling it ‘the genocide of a generation of women by the cosmeceutical industrial complex, who’ve disfigured themselves’.
‘I believe that we have wiped out a generation or two of natural human (appearance),’ she said.
‘The concept that you can alter the way you look through chemicals, surgical procedures, fillers—there’s a disfigurement of generations of predominantly women who are altering their appearances.’
Curtis also blamed technology for making unrealistic beauty standards worse.
‘Now the filter face is what people want,’ she said, referring to the widespread use of photo filters and AI-generated enhancements on social media.
‘I’m not filtered right now. The minute I lay a filter on and you see the before and after, it’s hard not to go: “Oh, well that looks better.” But what’s better? Better is fake.’
Although she refused to name names, Curtis noted that many high-profile figures have contributed to this trend.
‘There are too many examples—I will not name them—but very recently we have had a big onslaught through media, many of those people,’ she said.
Despite her exit plans, Curtis remained active with multiple projects in recent years.
She finally took home her first Oscar in 2023 for Best Supporting Actress in Everything Everywhere All At Once.
She also appeared in The Bear as Carmy’s estranged mother and will return in the upcoming Season 5.
On the big screen, she stars in the Freaky Friday sequel Freakier Friday, set to release in Australian cinemas on 7 August.
She also confirmed she would take on the role of Jessica Fletcher in a reboot of Murder, She Wrote, originally played by Angela Lansbury.
Future roles include Ella McCay, alongside Woody Harrelson and Ayo Edebiri, premiering in December, and a lead role in Scarpetta on Prime Video with Nicole Kidman.
Still, Curtis made it clear her heart is already halfway out the door.
‘I want to leave the party before I’m no longer invited,’ she said.
‘I have become quite brusque. And I have no problem saying: “Back the f*** off.”’
If Jamie Lee Curtis’ stance on beauty pressures and ageing struck a chord, she’s far from alone in navigating the expectations placed on women in the public eye.
Another familiar face recently sparked conversation after appearing noticeably different in a new interview.
Her transformation has left many wondering about the toll of fame—and the choices stars feel pressured to make.
Read more: Katie Holmes looks unrecognizable in latest interview – see the shocking transformation!
Would you walk away from fame if it meant preserving your sense of self?
