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Sarah Jessica Parker Wanted to Quit ‘Sex and the City’ After Pilot Episode: ‘Get Me Out’
- Sarah Jessica Parker panicked and wanted to quit after filming the Sex and the City pilot in the late 1990s in New York City.
- Parker found the prospect of committing to an extended television series discouraging because she feared it would restrict her ability to pursue other acting roles she valued.
- Despite her doubts, her agents assured her she would only need to do Sex and the City for a year, which led Parker to accept and get excited about working at HBO.
- Parker said, "I can’t be on a TV show. I don’t think I’m suited for that," revealing her early anxiety to Kristin Davis on Davis’s podcast released May 15.
- Thanks to her role in Sex and the City, Parker received multiple accolades including several Golden Globe Awards, a trio of SAG honors, and a couple of Emmy wins, and the show's revival on Max has continued her streak of success.
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Sarah Jessica Parker Reveals She Tried to "Get Out" of 'Sex and the City' After Pilot Episode
Sarah Jessica Parker revealed in a new interview that she asked her agent to "get [her] out" of playing Carrie Bradshaw on 'Sex and the City' after filming the show's pilot episode. Here's why the role "kind of depressed" her.
Sarah Jessica Parker Nearly Quit 'Sex and the City' After Filming the First Episode
We all know Sex and the City is an all-time iconic show—a staple of popular culture that continues to be relevant more than two decades after its debut. The characters within the show are equally as iconic, most notably Carrie Bradshaw and her chaotic life, whose trajectory would have been completely different if Sarah Jessica Parker had followed through with her desire to quit after the first episode. Yep, you read that correctly, SJP was, ind…
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