Calista Flockhart has opened up about her rapid rise to fame as a star of Ally McBealstating that the paparazzi attention led her to not want to leave the house.
The actor came into the spotlight as the title character of the '90s comedy-drama series, which followed a Boston-based lawyer navigating work and a tumultuous romantic and personal life.
For five seasons between 1997 and 2002, Ally McBeal It was one of the first critical successes and won two Golden Globes and an Emmy in the comedy series categories.
Speaking on a recent episode of The Hollywood Reporter's Awards talk On the podcast, Flockhart, 59, revealed that while she took the show's positive reception as a triumph, the pressure on her personal life was an unfortunate byproduct.
“I realized that this was really cool, that people saw it and talked about it, and then people started discussing it. I mean, it was amazing,” he said of the show's first broadcasts. “That's the goal, right?”
The success of the show, however, also led to an increase in public scrutiny surrounding her personal life, which made Flockhart feel like she was losing her sense of privacy.
“At the risk of sounding like I'm complaining, the paparazzi really followed me everywhere,” the actor said. “To tell the truth, I don't think I've ever adapted to the paparazzi.”
After adopting a son, Liam, in 2001, Flockhart began a relationship with Hollywood actor Harrison Ford in 2002 and they married in 2010. As paparazzi attention continued to grow, Flockhart said she decided to spend more time inside your home to protect your mental health. health.
“I decided the only thing I could do was stay inside, so I stopped leaving my apartment,” Flockhart said.
“I stopped leaving my house. I stopped going out and became isolated,” she continued. “I think… I don't want to go so far as to say that I was depressed, but it was hard. “It was a challenge.”
Before landing the role on a television show, Flockhart had acted in a play in New York. Elsewhere in the podcast, published on Monday (June 17), the Fight: Capote vs Los Cisnes The star reflected on where her career would have gone if she hadn't won the role of Ally.
“I probably would have stayed in New York doing a lot of theater and hopefully started a family and hopefully eventually found a TV show or a movie or something,” he said. “I mean, I think I would have continued acting.”
