Sarah Paulson has revealed her decision to wear a big costume for an upcoming TV role.
The American Horror Story actor is set to play Linda Tripp, the woman who shared secretly taped conversations with Monica Lewinsky that ultimately led to President Bill Clinton’s impeachment, in the upcoming FX Impeachment: American Crime Story series. She had to wear a big costume and prosthetic makeup to look more like Tripp on screen.
His decision to take on the role instead of letting it go to a tall actor has been controversial. Cosmopolitan reported that Paulson encountered backlash when she shared a photo of herself as a character on Instagram last November. The conversation was rekindled when the show’s first trailer appeared online this month.
Paulson was outspoken about regrets about wearing the big suit in a conversation with the Los Angeles Times. “It’s very difficult for me to talk about it without feeling like I’m looking for excuses,” she said. However, she provided a thoughtful explanation for her decisions.
“There is a lot of controversy around actors and big costumes, and I think that controversy is legitimate. I think the big phobia is real. I think claiming otherwise causes even more harm.
“I think the thing I think about the most is that I wish I had thought about it in more detail,” she explained. “And that’s an important thing for me to think about and think about. I also know it’s a great place to sit and think about it and think about it, having had the opportunity to do it before and having had the opportunity to do it. opportunity that someone else didn’t have. “
Although she expressed regret, she was open hoping she was right about the role in some other way. “I would like to believe that there is something in my being that makes me right to play this role,” she said. “And that magic of the hair and makeup departments, costume designers and cinematographers that are part of filmmaking, and the suspension of belief, since the invention of cinema. Was I supposed to say no [to the part]? This is the question. “
Will she take on another role that requires her to wear a big costume in the future? The answer seems to be no. “You can’t learn what you learn when you learn it,” Paulson said. “If I know? Abso-f-ing-lument. But I am doing it now. And I wouldn’t want to make the same choice going forward. “
Impeachment: American Crime Story premieres on FX on September 7. It also stars Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky and follows in the footsteps of The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story and The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.
