Gwyneth Paltrow opens with what it does to live with a version of her that does not always correspond to who she is really.
The actress and founder of Goop, winner of an Oscar, admitted to a new Teaser clip for her next appearance on The floor of the cutting room Podcast that she often felt poorly understood.
“No one will understand me until I was dead,” she said.
The actress, who became famous for the first time in the 1990s, explained that she had long been aware of the public story that surrounds her, although she does not fully understand how she became.
“I have never created my own story. I am aware that it exists, ”she said. “But I had a really strange life in this regard. Like, imagine being a real person and knowing that people characterize you in a way and that you cannot understand how they arrived at this story. I have no idea who people talk.”
Paltrow described this public image as an “avatar” projected on it for decades. Although she recognizes why certain ideas stick, she feels that they are “tropey” and “reducing”, reducing it to an easy label rather than a person in its own right.
“We are all human beings, so it hurts when someone denounces you voluntarily or perceives you badly,” she continued.
“You mean:” But it is not true “or” I have never said that “, but lately, I have really tried to meditate almost on this idea, if you could arrive at the stage where you could really try to correct the erroneous perception, what could he do?”
She also thought about how the rise in social media has changed the way celebrities are perceived. Looking back in the 90s, she recalled how much the mystery was part of the attraction of a film star, with tabloids filling the gaps before platforms like Instagram take over.
“Instagram has somewhat dismantled a large part of this business model,” she said. “There was this pursuit of images and information to in a way humanize celebrities, then we scored this bizarre new media environment where everyone was putting their life in front.”
For Paltrow, who describes himself as an introverted, this change has not come naturally. She admitted that the use of Instagram was “counter-intuitive” and uncomfortable, even if she understands her role in marketing.
“It’s not intuitive. It is very uncomfortable,” she said.
“But I understand from the point of view of marketing how precious this lever is and how, if you develop a GPG company, it is very difficult not to be a celebrity which tries to take advantage of their celebrity without these channels.”
By sharing his frank perspective, Paltrow shows a more personal side of his trip, which highlights the tension between the perception of the public, the private reality and the requirements of the culture of modern celebrities.
