Her truth! Busy Philipps is known for speaking her mind when it comes to her career, motherhood, marriage and more. The actress certainly does not hold back, which makes her all the more relatable to fans going through similar situations.
“I gauge what is appropriate and what is necessary, and I always laugh when people say things like, ‘You reveal everything on social media!’ because I think to myself, ‘Oh, well, if only you knew!’” the Cougar Town alum exclusively told Us Weekly in July 2019. “I think that part of the value in what we all can do, whether we’re in the entertainment industry or not, is share our stories and be open to hearing other people’s. I think that that is truly how and what we need to do right now, in this country especially. Truly, I think it’s incredible.”
She added: “The internet has been such a gift to connect us to people all over the world who are having similar experiences or who have gone through similar things or who are parenting and trying to do their best.”
Amid her willingness to share intimate details of her day-to-day life, Philipps proves she is no different than any other person trying to make their way through the world. “You just have to focus on what’s really important in life, and that’s your friends and your family and the life that you build,” she revealed to Us in April 2017.
The Dawson’s Creek alum’s honesty is apparent in her musings on those things that mean the most to her. She married husband Marc Silverstein in June 2007 and went on to welcome daughter Birdie in August 2008 and daughter Cricket in July 2013.
When she is not balancing family and her friendship with former Dawson’s Creek costar Michelle Williams, Philipps is dominating everything from acting to writing to hosting. In fact, her 2018 memoir, This Will Only Hurt a Little, served as another avenue for her to share stories from her past filled with vulnerability and openness.
Scroll down to revisit Philipps’ most honest quotes about motherhood, marriage, work and more.
The Busy Tonight alum reflected in May 2013 on being asked to lose weight for a role in her 20s. “I feel like it’s the last frontier of feminism — the weight thing with women — even for myself,” she admitted on The Conversation. “I identify as a feminist. I have so many feminist beliefs — and then I’m so mean to myself about my body sometimes. Or I can be judgmental about other people for their bodies, and I don’t know how to get over it.”
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“In terms of being a working mom, I’ve got it made,” Philipps explained on HuffPost Live in May 2014. “I’m on a TV show where my hiatus is [my kids’] summer so I’m free to be with them in the summertime. I’m able to afford full-time help because of what I do. My husband also works, and my nanny makes my life doable and so easy. I have nothing to complain about. Obviously all moms have their push and their pull and their mommy guilt. … I don’t ever feel like I have to stop myself from complaining about how hard it is to be an actress. I mean, it’s not that hard.”
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The Freaks and Geeks alum detailed how she uses exercise to keep her mental health in shape. “Someone asked if people like my sweaty Instagram stories and my feeling is that, honestly, I don’t really care all that much,” she wrote via Instagram in June 2017. “I post those for myself, as a f—k yes for showing up. I have anxiety and I have a tendency towards depression but I have found if I sweat like this, EVERY SINGLE DAY, I feel better. I’m calmer, I’m a better mom and those fogs of anxiety or sadness seem a little lighter. I’ve been picking my skin less, engaging in less binge eating and I’ve just felt better about myself. (And obvi I go to therapy too) My goal is not some perfect bod (I like chips and salsa and margs too much for that) My goal is to feel the best I can in my body and my brain for the rest of my life.”
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Philipps noted in April 2018 that she tried to be a positive example for her daughters. “I’m very careful about how I talk about myself in the home, to myself and to my husband,” she told Us. “The things I say privately in the home are always being heard by our kids. So I’m never weird about wearing a bikini or showing my body off. I try to empower my own self in front of my girls. That’s the best I can do.”
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The author shared that Cricket was “not used to me working this much,” which made her feel conflicted. “It’s been a little bit of a transition, me going to work every single day,” she revealed to Us in August 2018. “She doesn’t understand. [She is like], ‘Why do you have to work all the time?’” She believed her daughter would “figure it out,” but that did not curb her guilt: “Sometimes I have those days where I’m like, ‘I was a bad mom today.’ I fall into that trap where you say the thing that you’re not supposed to say, as a mom.”
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Philipps called out Silverstein for not committing to parenthood. “He was not understanding how to be a dad and, in fact, didn’t try,” she said in the November 2018 issue of Parents magazine. “When I told him I wanted to have a second child, he said, ‘Fine, but it’s all on you.’ That was so heartbreaking.” However, she “went to Marc several times and said, ‘I cannot do this anymore. Something has to change, and it’s you.’ We’ve had a lot of serious discussions and counseling, and he’s incredibly participatory now in a way I don’t think he could’ve imagined before. We’re a work in progress but trying our best, and that’s the most you can do.”
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The Vice Principals alum confessed in her 2018 memoir that she asked Silverstein for a divorce in December 2016. She admitted she had a “crush” and “maybe even loved” another man at the time, as the screenwriter distanced himself from her. “But he didn’t want to get divorced. He wanted a chance to change,” she wrote. “He said I owed our family that.” They worked through their problems in therapy despite her still “talking to [her] emotional boyfriend (for a lack of a better term).”
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“I think the key to coparenting with anyone, whether you’re in the same house or separate houses, is being able to tap out if you need to or if you can’t figure out how to effectively parent on a scenario,” she told Us in November 2018. “That’s what we’ve just learned over the last 10 years. You have to be able to, you know, look to the other person and say, ‘I really don’t know what to do here. What do we do?’”
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Philipps opened up about what it’s like to see her daughter Birdie grow into her individuality and embrace her mom’s accomplishments. “Being a parent is difficult whether you’re an actor or a TV host or a doctor or someone who stays at home. It’s all difficult,” she admitted to Us in January 2020. “Frequently, especially with my daughter getting older, she’s her own person and sometimes I wonder if she understands why I work so much or how important things are to me and why I do what I do.” When Birdie defended her following the cancelation of Busy Tonight, she knew her daughter got it.
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“I make it a point to never give anyone advice about babies or kids just because everyone’s experience is so unique,” she told Us in March 2020. “Every baby is different and it’s just not the kind of thing — you can prepare all you want and get all the stuff and it still doesn’t help.”
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Philipps confessed in May 2020 that she and Silverstein needed time apart while quarantining during the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s the worst. I mean, I obviously couldn’t do it without him but ugh,” she explained to Us. “Listen, it’s been a process — like everything — but we have been making a point to make sure … that the other one gets time to themselves.”
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