“My upbringing was surrounded by strict religious parents who discouraged me from engaging in any sexual activities,” Graham revealed in a recent episode of the “Inside of You” podcast, hosted by actor Michael Rosenbaum.
“However, it’s practically impossible to try to get any roles with any sexual content as a woman in Hollywood in your early or mid-20s.”
Graham claims that at the time, her agent pushed her to accept the role, which required her to play a porn actress.
Graham went on, “I saw other people having really good careers, so I turned down a few things where there was sexual content.” “I simply said, ‘Fuck it.'” This is something I want to do. The “Boogie Nights” writing is fantastic.
The “estranged” parents of “Austin Powers” star Heather Graham have not spoken to her since they told her that Hollywood is “evil.”
Graham, who appears in the movie in her undies, claims that she was hired because “someone really famous” had originally turned down the part.
Regarding the film, she remarked, “That was a just huge, great turning point in my career.” “I’m happy I was a part of it.”
Though they are now well-known, Mark Wahlberg, Philip Seymour Hoffman, John C. Reilly, and Burt Reynolds were not as well-known when Graham starred with them as they were at the time.
As a woman, I must admit that even if you think, “Well, maybe I know sometimes men find me attractive,” you still have to look at all your shortcomings. “Oh my God, they’re going to see these flaws,” you think.
“I was sitting in my trailer at the time and thought, ‘Oh my God, I’m so scared.'” But, there’s another part of being an actress that involves wanting to put yourself in the shoes of the character. To do this, you just have to try to keep your own thoughts out of the way and ask yourself, “What is the character thinking?” I will simply play this role.
“I don’t want to say anything like, ‘Heather Graham is anxious right now.’ I wanted to behave like, “In this scene, I’m [my character] Brandy, and this is what I do.”
“All you could say after it was finished was, ‘Hm. I succeeded.
Graham, who went on to star in a number of other successful films, such as “Bowfinger” and “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me,” recently disclosed that she has lost contact with her parents.
Graham, now 54, stated in an August interview with The Wall Street Journal that her parents, especially her father, did not support her decision to pursue a career in show business.
Graham recalled, “[My father] used to tell me all the time that the entertainment business was bad and that Hollywood would take my soul.” “My mother encouraged my artistic tendencies and desire to act. However, it was a mixed message because my mother did little to shield me from my father, who was adamantly opposed to them.
Graham told the magazine, “I stopped talking to my parents when I was 25, and I’m estranged from them now.” Both I and my pals are pleased with who I have become. My pals are truly wonderful.
