Kim Kardashian acted on American Horror Story: Delicate, which was the most recent season. I didn’t watch it, but I did see some clips and I saw people praising her performance. Like, she played a ballbuster publicist/witch/Satanist. Well, Kim was paired with Chloe Sevigny in Variety’s Actors on Actors series ahead of the Emmy nominations. While Chloe is a true artiste and a long-time indie girl, I sort of felt like she would be fine being paired with Kim. And it was fine – Kim is completely boring in these kinds of situations but she and Chloe had a decent conversation about acting, what kinds of films they gravitate towards, etc. I’m sure Chloe has never seen one episode of the Kardashians’ reality shows, but she has a general idea of who Kim is and they’re not that far apart in ages.
I find it interesting that Kim admits that when she watched old movies, she was more focused on the style, hair and makeup more than the performances of the actresses. Of course, it comes across as incredibly superficial, but hey, she found a way to monetize those interests and then some. It IS difficult to watch certain older films and not focus on the fashion and style of it all, like old Hitchcock movies or anything with Audrey Hepburn or Grace Kelly.
As some who enjoyed Feud: Capote vs. the Swans, I enjoyed what Chloe had to say about her character, CZ Guest, and the research she did. Kim was more interested in the costumes, of course, but in Kim’s defense – the costumes of that series were AMAZING.
What else? Kim confesses that she’s a big fan of buying historical fashion/jewelry in auctions. She told Chloe that she “actually bought a watch of Lee Radziwill — or Jackie’s, but Lee had it. I would always probably just take a moment and be like, ‘This is so f–king cool to have her pieces!’” Chloe asks her about the American Crime Story series about OJ Simpson and Kim praised the authenticity of the scripts and the costumes and sets. Chloe and Kim also talked about he Menendez bros (Chloe is playing Kitty Menendez) and Kim sort of knew the Menendez family.
Oh, Kim got Chloe to talk about the 1990s and being a style icon. When Chloe talked about Boys Don’t Cry, Kim’s question was: what did you wear to the Oscars? LOL. Chloe talked about that year, saying: “I wore Alber Elbaz for Yves Saint Laurent. And I went with my boyfriend at the time, Harmony Korine, and I lost. Angelina Jolie won for ‘Girl, Interrupted,’ which was not a supporting part, I would say. Not that I’m bitter! But it was a very competitive category that year. Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, Toni Collette and me — it was just great actresses. My desire was to be more of a character actress, which I’m hoping people recognize in me more now than maybe they had in the past. But maybe a leading lady; I wouldn’t refuse.” Oh, Chloe is still mad about Angelina winning that year!
Cover & IG courtesy of Variety.
I dont know is it a thing to have two leads? It’s been a while since I watched Girl,Interrupted but I remember it was told from Winonas character. How do you decide who is the lead in something like Death Becomes Her?
Chloe doesn’t seem mad, just stating her opinion. But I don’t agree, Angelina had significantly less screen time than Winona
to paraphrase how green was my valley, oh it’s an actor now is it
and Angelina was definitely appropriately put in the supporting category
Chloe comes across very authentic, she clearly adores the art of film. Kim comes across as shallow but maybe that’s because of the way we view fashion as being less of a great creative art than it is.
I think Jolie was very much a supporting role, there was a large chunk of the film without her in it. It’s just that Anthony Hopkins Silence of the Lambs thing that they just dominated the fewer scenes they were in.
She’s an actor now? What happened to the lawyering?
It seems like she’s aiming for that Emmy nomination. It’s great that we’ll be able to blame Ryan Murphy for truly launching another terrible actor’s career.
These pics are so jarring..it’s like looking at a real human next to an AI-generated human. It also made me realize that I rarely see Kim posing next to people who haven’t had extensive plastic surgery, like her entire family. After seeing these pics, I wonder if that’s by design…
I had close to the same thought when I looked at their picture. Chloe is real and Kim literally looks like a Bratz doll.
Chloe is a great actress, and I remember when she was supposed to be the next It girl.
Kim is as shallow as always. I guess Hollywood has actually caved and given her access….sigh
The reason why this chat went well is because of Chloe. She is gracious and she is a great actor. Kim is vapid, she just has no depth but has been smart enough to listen to smart people and make the most of her opportunities. Chloe is right about Angelina being co-lead in Girl Interrupted! She was the star of that film!
Chloe was so gracious. Chloe’s performance in Boys Don’t Cry was riveting. But did Kim ask about Chloe more than “what did you wear” to Oscars for Boys Don’t Cry? Not really and not surprising. Kim has no depth.
There’s a recent episode about that watch on the storytelling podcast “The Moth”. It’s a Cartier tank that used to belong to Jackie Kennedy and was later given to Carol Radziwell. She came to believe it’s cursed/haunted. It was eventually given to Christie’s to be auctioned off. Kim bought it, but was told about the haunting and supposedly never took possession of it. I never heard of Carol but I guess she’s a former Real Housewife? Anyway, she’s a good storyteller and that episode is a lot of fun.
I listened to that on NPR, it was a fun story. Carol was (rather briefly) one of the “Housewives” of New york. She was married to Anthony Radziwill, son of Jackie’s sister, Lee.
Carole was actually on for six seasons. She had a huge falling out with Bethenny Frankel and rightly called Andy Cohen out on his favoritism and BS. She then quit or was fired. I’m guessing former because she was clearly over it.
That LEG! Chloe is the center of attention in any situation. She is incredible and talented.
I’ve only watched the first part, but it seems like Chloe carries the entire conversation. Like, Kim shares a lot and answers questions, but Chloe steers the whole conversation and Kim asks her almost nothing. She comes across as so self-centered!