Sarah Paulson ‘cries’ over major milestone she received in Hollywood

A star on the Walk of Fame is arguably the highest honour in Hollywood. Sarah Paulson now has one there, and she is clearly emotional after receiving it.

Speaking with Extra, the actress admits, “I was going to cry a lot and I did cry some,” adding, “I’m like looking down at it being like, ‘Oh, my God, that thing is there, and it’s going to be there forever.’”

As she receives the honour, Sarah, best known for her roles in American Horror Story and Ocean’s 8, remembers another memorable day in her career, when she stepped onto a Broadway stage for the first time.

“The very first time I was ever on a Broadway stage, I remember I was an understudy for the great actress Amy Ryan and I was 19 years old and I went on for her and I remember looking off-stage and the stagehand gave me like a thumbs-up, ‘Are you ready to start?’ 

“But I was starting on the stage, and the curtain had to rise, so I gave him the thumbs-up."

She continues, "He pulled the curtain up, and I remember the chill of the like temperature difference between the audience and the stage, and the rustling of the programs and people clapping for the set, and it was just a moment I’ll never forget.”

But over time, Sarah says her acting career went through different stages, leading her to now opt for complex characters to play.

“I just looking for things that represent human behavior and sometimes that comes in packages that aren’t so pretty on the inside and that stuff is always more interesting to me because it’s where the meat is,” she says, concluding with a message to young girls, “Be yourself!”