SL 0425 Jennifer Coolidge - FINAL - R1_Dept 5 / 6 / 25 1 : 45 PM Page 4 JENNIFER COOLIDGE And you’ve had other battles too . Yes , addiction , all the cool stuff . I always wanted to be a bit controversial and edgy in those early days , and frankly I needed to be because it was the only way to get spotted , sometimes . You’ve never married — is that some - thing that still might come along ? I don’t know , it’s complicated . The past has never held too much encouragement for the future , and as far as those past trans - gressions go regarding men and relationships , I could justifiably castigate myself for chasing after the affections of those who didn’t want me for who I was . I would be here all day and most of the night if I was to list the many times where I have neglected my own career and distracted myself from where I should have been fo - cusing . Maybe that’s the reason why it could have taken a bit longer for me to get the chances I am getting now ; I don’t really know . What I do know is you should never feel in your life that good times can’t happen for you if you are single . Nothing could be further from the truth . Being by yourself is wonderful , it really is , and you still get to surround yourself with good people , positive people — just ensure they are realistic people also . ” You are always one to offer great credit to those who help you along the way . It must be nice when others do the same . Of course . If I can give anyone a push in the statement to be admirable and also totally hilistic approach to your craft ? right direction by putting in a word , or just foolish [ laughs ] . I think age does that to you , and in many helping them showcase their work better , But as I said in my Golden Globes ways you need it to . We can’t live at 31 or then I always will . How could I not ? speech [ for Best Supporting Actor ] , he really 41 or 51 in the same way we did when we I’m probably the best person to realize did give me hope , and a new beginning . were 21 . We are different people with dif - how important that sort of interaction can I also thank Ariana [ Grande ] for giving ferentresponsibilities , and there’s a maturity be . At the end of the day , I was the ultimate me the role she did in the music video for to life you need to present . jobbing actress for three decades , surviving “ thank u , next . ” It shows how sometimes However , there are many aspects of on a lot of supporting roles and never really the most dramatic turnarounds can come young people and young adults that we feeling as though I had the appeal to be from the smallest of projects . And it’s crazy shouldlook to preserve . It’s very easy to get taken seriously as a lead name in a few howsomething like that can prove a spring - beaten down by convention and etiquette , projects back - to - back . I wouldn’t say I was boardwhen three decades on screen cannot , and these are intensified with all those . com surviving on scraps , but it was certainly a butthese are the realities of how the industry feelings of insecurity . The older you get the rstock case of not feeling as though I was getting is – andhow the world is – today . It’s fickle at more you realize you looked better in the hutte the recognition for my efforts . times , but even fickle can feel incredible . past , or the next flourish of beautiful things S / y Thefactthat all changed so dramatically , My friendship with Ariana also rece - are taking your place . genc and at a time in my career where I might mented the notion of not giving a damn , Yet you don’t need to bow down to all A oto havelegitimately felt my best days were be - and this was something that had patterned that stuff . Firstly , don’t listen or rate the Ph h hindme , was down to my long - term friend much of her early career . I’d forgotten the opinions of others — people will always reflas andfilmmaker Mike White , after he cham - immensesurge of power that feeling brings , judge , and the best thing you can arm eatu pionedme in his White Lotus pitches to TV and I missed it . In fact , I didn’t truly realize yourselfwith against those types is a smile — F of y network executives . that I’d lost it , but as soon as you do realize they absolutely … hate , let me tell you urtes something like that , you know you need to straight ! co to Apparentlyhe said your casting was get it back pretty quickly . Secondly , rate , appreciate and love your - pho ‘ nonnegotiable , ’ right ? self . And of course , thirdly , never , ever give Above n Yes . And of course I would deem such a Why do you think you lost that ni - up . 2 2 | S U B U R B A N L I F E M A G A Z I N E | V O L U M E 1 6 I S S U E 6 | S U B U R B A N L I F E M A G A Z I N E . C O M