Why Is Jamie Lee Curtis Stepping Away From Hollywood? Oscar-Winning Actress Reveals

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Oscar-winner Jamie Lee Curtis reveals she's been quietly preparing for retirement from Hollywood. Drawing from her parents’ experiences of industry rejection, she shares why she wants to leave on her own terms, even as she returns for Freakier Friday.  #jamieleecurtis #jamie #freakierfriday

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00:00Oscar-winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis recently revealed that she's been slowly preparing

00:05to step away from Hollywood.

00:07In a heartfelt interview with The Guardian, the 66-year-old star shared how watching her

00:12legendary parents, Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, get rejected by the film industry, which deeply

00:18impacted a perspective on aging and fame.

00:21I witnessed my parents lose the very thing that gave them their fame, their life and

00:25their livelihood when the industry rejected them at a certain age.

00:30The Freakier Friday actress shared, I watched them reach incredible success and then have

00:35it slowly erode to where it was gone and that's very painful.

00:40Jamie Lee Curtis further admitted that she's been self-retiring for 30 years.

00:45She explained, I've been prepping to get out so that I don't have to suffer the same

00:50as my family did.

00:52I want to leave the party before I'm no longer invited.

00:55Curtis is recently reprising her role as Tess Coleman in Freakier Friday, a sequel of the

01:012003's hit fantasy comedy film.

01:04As she is now getting into the shoes of grandmother, Jamie says this role brought its own challenges,

01:10especially the pressure to maintain a polished appearance.

01:13Despite her reflections on retirement, Curtis isn't leaving just yet.

01:18With upcoming roles and producing credits, she is making sure to close this chapter on her

01:23own terms.

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