Sarah Jessica Parker sheds light over the one show that shaped her as an actress to fit well into the Hollywood industry. While interacting with Pinkvilla at the Red Sea International Film Festival, the actress shared that she would look up to The Little Match Girl as the one project that gave her the confidence and a chance to prove herself onscreen.
Apart from crediting the people who put belief in her regarding the show, Jessica Parker also emphasised on the fact that she “officially” completed 50 years in the business of entertainment.
While in a conversation with the media portal, the actress revealed that before signing up for The Little Match Girl, she had never faced the camera, and working on the show was like stepping out of her imagination.
Speaking of her experience, the Hocus Pocus alum shared, “I think the role that shaped a desire was definitely the little Match girl because I had never worked on screen.”
She further added, “I had never been given a chance outside of my own imagination for somebody to instruct me to fulfill an idea, to have words written that I had to say and be persuasive.
Ahead in her conversation about the show, the actress gave a shout out to two of the important men who supported her through the filming and made acting happen for her.
The Sex and the City alum mentioned, “I was very lucky because everybody on that show was the director and writer was a man named Tom Robertson.” The other person from the sets whom the actress remembered was the DP named Eli Goian, and Failure to Launch star claims that according to her, he was most definitely Armenian.
However, the actress stated Goian was one talented man who made Parker’s first steps into the industry easier. Jessica Parker shared the screen space with the veteran Susan Richards and Annabelle Lanyon.
As for The Little Match Girl, the story revolved around a young girl who dreams of celebrating Christmas with her grandmother, until the lad’s evil father returns home and makes her sell matches on the street. Her father warns her not to be back home until the last of her matches is sold.
Written by: Rashi Desai
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