Why Christina Ricci Says the Film Industry ‘Rescued Me From a Childhood That Was Not Very Nice and a Family That Was Not Very Safe’

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1. > I was really lucky in that I never had any heinous things happen to me, and nobody ever tried to take advantage of me sexually. I was exposed to a few jerks, but for the most part, I was aware enough to understand that those people were being jerks and it had nothing to do with me. There’s all the little things when you’re young that I think are difficult children. For instance, when you work on a film, you are never as important as the product that’s being made. So as an adult, we choose to put our needs to the side. But as a child, to learn that you always come second and your needs and emotions and your physical well-being come second, I think that is a difficult thing for a child. As a child, you’re still developing your ego and sense of self. And so sometimes that “coming second” thing becomes too much a part of who the child is. I think that can be really dangerous and make you vulnerable to being taken advantage of and manipulated as you get older.

   > I had all those, but like, I hated fittings and I hated camera-test days because I knew those were the days when everyone would look at me and talk about what was wrong with me, with my appearance and what they needed to fix. “We can’t ever shoot her from this side.” Those kinds of things growing up I did not enjoy. I remember just dreading those days. But I didn’t have anything horrible happen to me really. The little kind of developmental things and problems I was taught that weren’t healthy for me, I have been able to sort of work through and get through. The film industry, it sort of rescued me from a childhood that was not very nice and a family that was not very safe. So to be able to escape and do this thing where I was totally safe when I was getting validation from adults, and it was based on a skill that I had that was special, I think really, really saved me.

2. I think her dad was a psychotherapist big into scream therapy and tried to start a cult but failed. She went into this on WTF w/Marc Maron

3. More Ricci. What a gift

4. She’s still so fine.

5. She’s got Stockholm syndrome..

6. Damn if Hollywood save you from your family, how fcuked up is your family, considering everything we know about Hollywood…

7. That was good. Especially when she talked about moving from a mechanical to an emotional approach to acting.

8. School saved me from my family. I was blessed to do well academically and so-so socially. This was in the 70’s and 80’s. It’s sad so many families are so bad for raising a child. And parents are always finding new ways to fuck up their children even now. 😢

9. She would make a great “NO CAPES” woman in a live action incredibles.

10. All actors and actresses say that. If it wasn’t for acting blah blah blah. All the same story

11. Usually it’s opposite. I’m glad she is doing better now.

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