Sarah Paulson Slams This Actress For Sending 'Outrageous' Six-Page Email Critique: 'I Hope I See You Never'
The memory of the actor who inundated Sarah Paulson with six pages of uninvited feedback following her performance in a play remains vivid in her mind.
During a recent episode of the "Smartless" podcast, Paulson joined hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett in a conversation about the tradition in theater where celebrities visit backstage to meet the cast.
When Bateman, 55, raised the question of whether they would be open to criticism from these backstage visitors, Paulson recounted her own "outrageous" encounter following a performance.
"I did do a play once. The last time I was on stage, I did a play called 'Talley's Folly' at the Roundabout, and the actress — and I'm going to say this, and I'm not going to ask you to cut this out, because I don't f*****g care — this actress came to the play. Her name is Trish Hawkins - Hi, Trish! Hi, Trisha!" Paulson stated. "Trish Hawkins came to the play — am I going to get sued? I don't care, because I think this is outrageous."
She proceeded, "She came to the play, proceeded to say — she looked at me up and down and then she went, 'Your dress is yellow. Mine was pink.' And I thought, 'What?' "
Hawkins, 78, portrayed Sally Talley in the original 1979 off-Broadway production and its subsequent Broadway premiere in 1980, while Paulson took on the same role in a 2013 off-Broadway revival.
Paulson revealed that her mother had invited Hawkins to watch "Talley's Folly" with her, as they were both "in some kind of writing group together."
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"Cut to two days later, I got an email that was six pages long of notes and a communication to me about what she had done when she had done the play, what she recommended I do," Paulson, 49, continued. "It was outrageous. It was really outrageous. Trish Hawkins, I have not forgotten it, and I hope to see you never."
Paulson confessed to holding onto Hawkins' notes but chose not to disclose the incident to her mother.
The Tampa, Florida, native earned her inaugural Tony nomination this year for her role in the comedy-drama "Appropriate." Her extensive Broadway repertoire includes performances in "The Sisters Rosensweig" (1993), "The Glass Menagerie" (2005), and "Collected Stories" (2010).
