Sharon Stone has been in the Hollywood industry for a long time. She has seen it evolve and change with its best and worst aspects reflecting on her experience while filming movies. The industry has not always been kind to women and she has had first-hand experience in witnessing the change. She has seen how her own cast and crew have changed around her.
This is something she has welcomed dearly. However, not all experiences had been kind. To date, there are many differences between the different genders that Hollywood imposes. These have been often talked about but, nearly not enough. From the gender pay gap to representation in general, it takes a lot of effort and patience to make your way in the Hollywood industry as a woman.
Sharon Stone Asked Her Female Crew Members To Stay Back
Sharon Stone opened up about her experience while filming in the Hollywood industry during its male dominant era. She talked about how there would be times when the entire cast and crew entire her own personal crew was only men. From the makeup crew to her dressers, they were all men.
“It was all men and me. And sometimes I could ask the wardrobe supervisor, who may be a woman, if she wouldn’t mind staying on set while I did that.”
She would often ask her female crew mate, the only other one there, to stay back during intimate scenes to make her feel more comfortable. She is more than happy to see women growing within the industry now, both in front of the camera and behind it.
Sharon Stone Was Paid Only $500,000 For Basic Instinct
Sharon Stone revealed that her movie Basic Instinct may have made her famous but, she barely made anything as compared to Michael Douglas. While discussing the gender pay gap during the New York Women In Film & Television’s 43rd annual Muse Awards lunch. Stone confirmed that she only made $500,000 as compared to Douglas making $14 Million.
“Michael Douglas made $14 million. Now, I was new. I was new and he was a very big star.”
Although she acknowledged the fact that since she was starting out in the industry, there was no reason for her to have a salary as magnificent as the actor. However, she did not like the fact that the difference was much greater than it would probably have been had the role been for a male actor instead. The line producer did not even know her correct name back then and continuously called her Karen. He did so even during the Governer’s Ball and she could not fathom just how humiliating it had been for her.
Source: Page Six
