Oscar winning actor Jamie Lee Curtis has ruled the horror movie genre for years. However, in a recent panel discussion, the Hollywood star said that she has never been a fan of the genre herself!
Halloween star Jamie Lee Curtis does not like the horror genre
Jamie Lee Curtis was a part of an SXSW panel in the weekend and said something that has stunned the fans. A queen of the horror genre, Jamie became a household name because of the genre, that set off her career. However, she is not quite fond of horror herself.
During the interaction, she said, “I don’t really love it. I’m not joking; I’m not into it. It doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate it. It’s just not my genre, not my thing.”
The 67-year-old actor added, “I owe my life to the genre, but I don’t have to pretend that I’m a genre girl and that I love it.”
Jamie’s introduction to horror started before her own career. Her mother, renowned actor, Janet Leigh played the iconic Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock’s legendary 1960 film, Psychoa film that has come to define the horror genre.
Eighteen years later, Jamie’s acting debut happened with the first film of the classic slasher horror film franchise, Halloweenin 1978. The young actor played Laurie Strode in the John Carpenter directed film. She went on to feature in six sequels of the film and was dubbed the scream queen. In 1980, Jamie starred opposite her mother in The Fog.
Horror has been serially underrepresented in awards as well. However, this year marked a change as Ryan Coogler’s horror action movie, Sinners caused quite the uproar, bagging 16 nods from the Academy Awards: the most by a single film ever.
Despite not being the biggest fan, Jamie Lee Curtis can’t help but be happy for the recognition. She said, “The fact that it’s a genre that now is getting more understanding and appreciation, of course I’m happy. It’s fantastic that the Academy is moving along with that and changing and growing, like any good institution.”
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