Courteney Cox-Arquette has taken a big risk with her new show, Dirt, which ends its first season later this month. I'm still on the fence about the show -- I'm not sure if I like it, yet I do TIVO and make sure I watch it each week. She recently talked with Los Angeles Confidential Magazine about her return to network TV and the balance between work and motherhood.
Some highlights from the article:
LOS ANGELES CONFIDENTIAL: How did Dirt come about?
COURTENEY COX: When I was pregnant with Coco, I was hounded by the paparazzi because they’re so fascinated with celebrity babies and pregnancies. Our head of development, Thea Mann, was witness to a lot of situations I was in where they were just relentless. She said, “We’ve got to do a show about the paparazzi.” We pitched it to F/X, and they bought it in the room. We spent six months looking for the right writer and eventually we met [writer and creator] Matthew Carnahan; he was fantastic and created this really wonderful show centered around a tabloid with a female protagonist, and he made these really rich characters…. Then, when the script was turned in I was like, “Wow, that’s really great, I think I have to play this part.”
LAC: Are you having fun working with your husband on this project?
CC: Yes, David is fantastic, and really a genius in so many ways. He’s not on the set every day because he’s doing his own show, but even when he’s working, he’s constantly on the phone giving notes.
LAC: What’s your take on the love-hate relationship between celebrities and paparazzi?
CC: There are times when paparazzi go too far. There was a party at my house for Jennifer [Aniston] the other night. I don’t know who leaked it, but all day long, there were paparazzi—and I’m talking a ton. Sometimes they get so competitive it’s dangerous, like “Who’s gonna get the shot?” It’s OK as long as it stays within limits. It’s OK to go to a restaurant and get your picture taken—you’re going out and you have to expect something. But when it gets invasive and they’re sitting outside your house, it’s gone too far. I’m kind of torn because I understand. Look, I don’t read those magazines... but don’t think I don’t look at the pictures to see what people are wearing. I “get” the fascination, but if I’m followed every time I leave my house? That’s too much.
LAC: You and Jennifer Aniston are teaming up for the first time since Friends in her guest-starring role on Dirt. Can you talk about your already-infamous kiss?
CC: It’s so not a big deal. It’ll be so disappointing if everyone writes how great a kiss this is, and when they see it, it’s literally a peck.
LAC: How do you measure your success? Do you still have big career landmarks you’re hoping hope to achieve?
CC: Not really. It’s interesting. Now that I’ve had Coco, I don’t really think in those terms anymore. I just want to do things that make me excited, that I have fun doing. When I was on Friends I used to think, Oh, I really want to do a film every summer. It was so important to get film roles. Now, if I got something fantastic I’d be thrilled, but really I just want to do a great job on this show. My life is so full as it is—if I were just to do Dirt and spend time with Coco in the summer, that would be fine, too. But if there’s a great project, I’ll just bring her with me.
Pick up the latest issue of Los Angeles Confidential for the rest of the article.
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