
Jennifer Coolidge Accepts Golden Globe, Thanks Mike White, Ryan Murphy, and Extra
Jennifer Coolidge stole the present in the course of the 80th Golden Globes telecast Tuesday night time.
The White Lotus actress received her first win in the course of the occasion and opened up about what it means to her to have a profession resurgence.
Coolidge received an award for her work in the course of the 2022 Primetime Emmys and opened up about not getting to finish her acceptance speech.
“The hook got here out at the very last thing I acquired an award at, this big hook,” Coolidge joked in her acceptance speech.
“I assumed it left when vaudeville ended, however this hook got here out and took me off the stage.”
Coolidge stated she would end the speech she vowed to finish in September. The star recalled having “large goals and expectations” for herself in her youthful years, however they appeared to “fizzle” as she moved by life.
At one level in her life, Coolidge thought, “None of this sh*t’s going to occur anymore.”
Coolidge stated that a number of individuals within the business tried to assist her profession.
“Ryan Murphy, you had been one in every of them,” she stated earlier than crediting Michael Patrick King, Reese Witherspoon, and the individuals behind American Pie.
“I’ve milked that to the bone,” Coolidge stated of American Pie.
“I imply, I am nonetheless going for six or seven or no matter they need.”
The dialog turned to Mike White, the creator of HBO’s The White Lotus.
“[Mike’s] frightened concerning the world, he is frightened about individuals, he is frightened about animals,” she remarked.
“He actually is without doubt one of the biggest individuals I’ve ever met.”
The star stated that White casting her on the hit collection gave her the sense of a brand new starting.
“That is the tip, since you did kill me off [on The White Lotus],” the actress stated, referencing the current season finale.
“Nevertheless it does not matter as a result of even when that is the tip, you’ve got modified my life in one million alternative ways. My neighbors are chatting with me — issues like that.”
Try the total acceptance speech beneath.
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