Amanda Seyfried Says She Turned Down TV Series Over Sex Scenes
Speaking at the Hamptons International Film Festival, Amanda Seyfried said she declined a TV series that would have required constant sex scenes.
Amanda Seyfried said she turned down a television series because it would have required her to perform sex scenes constantly, remarks she made during an appearance at the Hamptons International Film Festival.
Seyfried said she is uncomfortable with sex scenes and does not want to be naked with a stranger. She described setting boundaries in her work as a result.
The actor said those boundaries extend beyond the set. She said she now declines fan photo requests when she is with her children.
Seyfried has been making the festival rounds with her indie drama 'The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd.' She most recently starred in 'The Housemaid,' which grossed $400 million worldwide, and she voices Cinderella in Netflix's upcoming animated movie 'Steps.'
In earlier remarks to Porter magazine, Seyfried said she wishes intimacy coordinators had existed on film sets when she was a teenage actor. She said that at 19 she let herself be uncomfortable on set because she wanted to keep her job.
Quick answers
What did Amanda Seyfried say at the Hamptons International Film Festival?
She said she turned down a television series because it would have required her to perform sex scenes constantly, and that she is uncomfortable with sex scenes and does not want to be naked with a stranger.
What has Amanda Seyfried starred in recently?
She most recently starred in 'The Housemaid,' which grossed $400 million worldwide, and voices Cinderella in Netflix's upcoming animated movie 'Steps.' She has also been making the festival rounds with her indie drama 'The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd.'