Veteran actress Sharon Stone bucked back at a reporter who asked her what it’s like to star in a film with Hollywood legend Meryl Streep, arguing that Viola Davis and others are just as good.
Stone, 63, who’s best known for her starring roles in classics like Basic Instinct, Total Recall and Casino, felt insulted that when Zoomer reporter Johanna Schneller suggested that it must have been such a pleasure to be on the same set as the three-time Academy Award winner. Streep, 72, is widely considered America’s best actor, male or female.
“‘So when you finally got to work with Meryl Streep,'” Stone began, repeating the interviewer, according to People magazine. “I like the way you phrase that, that I finally got to work with Meryl Streep. You didn’t say, ‘Meryl finally got to work with Sharon Stone.’ Or we finally got to work together.
With a trace of exasperation in her voice, Stone openly wondered if Streep likes having other actresses constantly asked if they love the opportunity to work with her.
“I think Meryl is an amazingly wonderful woman and actress. But in my opinion, quite frankly, there are other actresses equally as talented as Meryl Streep. The whole Meryl Streep iconography is part of what Hollywood does to women.”
Stone then rattled off the names of a number of actresses she feels are comparable to Streep, beginning with the Oscar-, Emmy- and Tony-winning actress Davis.
“Viola Davis is every bit the actress Meryl Streep is. Emma Thompson. Judy Davis. Olivia Colman. Kate Winslet, for f—-‘s sake. But you say Meryl and everybody falls on the floor,” she said.
Stone took some heat for her response and hopped onto Twitter to further explain what she meant.
https://twitter.com/sharonstone/status/1407748080720510976
https://twitter.com/sharonstone/status/1407757728735383555
While some labeled Stone a jealous and embittered woman, many others agreed with her assessment that there are a number of actresses like Davis who can dominate the screen as well as Streep.
Speaking #Truth2Power should not be controversial But folks would rather guilt you into staying quiet I say screw that! #SpeakUp #SharonStone #ViolaDavis https://t.co/yh7BAxonfm
— Pamela Denise Price (@PamelaD_Price) June 23, 2021
Are we just going overlook how great of an actress #AngelaBassett is hasn’t she been overlooked for far too long #MerylStreep #ViolaDavis #SharonStone pic.twitter.com/LYcdDB9Fxd
— Derredge Ent. (@RnbowConnection) June 23, 2021
And there’s more.
