Debi Mazar opens up about Younger, Goodfellas, fame, being a mom and NY vs LA
Actress Debi Mazar (Goodfellas, Entourage, Younger) talks to journalist and celebrity interviewer Kara Mayer Robinson about life, family and navigating Hollywood. In this unusually candid podcast interview, she shares stories about her unique childhood in New York, how she and Madonna became fast friends, the ups and downs of producing a television series (The Cooking Channel's Extra Virgin), and raising two girls in a social media-crazy, image-heavy world.
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Highlights
Debi talks about:
her unconventional childhood
raising daughters in the social-media era
L.A. vs. N.Y.
best & darkest periods in her life
behind-the-scenes of producing a TV series
being pigeon-holed & playing a "power bitch" in Hollywood
meeting Madonna
meditation and exercise
what makes her super-nervous
her biggest regret
Debi Mazar Quotes
"I've always felt like I was a player, a gangster. I can hold myself up to any man in the room."
"People have thrown me under the bus."
"My survival story is probably more extraordinary than I give myself credit for."
"My cup had runneth empty."
"I won't be controlled."
"I just never wanted to be that woman who complained."
Links
to what we talk about in this episode:
My piece in The Wall Street Journal about Debi & Gabriele
My Hollywood Reporter piece about Debi's vintage style
Younger on TVLand
Coney Island (Woody Allen's film) & The Only Living Boy in New York
Debi & Gabriele's cookbooks: Extra Virgin and Super Tuscan