{"id":187268,"date":"2018-10-28T03:40:41","date_gmt":"2018-10-28T07:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=187268"},"modified":"2018-10-28T03:40:41","modified_gmt":"2018-10-28T07:40:41","slug":"busy-philipps-finds-way-stand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/10\/28\/busy-philipps-finds-way-stand\/","title":{"rendered":"Busy Philipps finds the way to stand out is by being herself"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cI didn’t even know that celebrities have other people write their books. Literally no one ever told me that until I was almost finished with mine,\u201d she says. \u201cBut one of my characteristics is I do enjoy doing things the hard way.\u201d (File Photo<\/a>: @busyphilipps\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEW YORK \u2014 Guys, it’s all happening for Busy Philipps.<\/p>\n

She’s got a New York Times bestselling book, \u201cThis Will Only Hurt a Little,\u201d and her late-night talk show on E! called \u201cBusy Tonight\u201d premieres Sunday at 10 p.m. EDT.<\/p>\n

Philipps often posted photos online of her writing the book.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn’t even know that celebrities have other people write their books. Literally no one ever told me that until I was almost finished with mine,\u201d she says. \u201cBut one of my characteristics is I do enjoy doing things the hard way.\u201d<\/p>\n

It’s that kind of an unfiltered observation that has earned the 39-year-old a large following on Instagram. Philipps posts multiple stories there throughout the day, sharing everything from random observations that often begin with \u201cguys,\u201d crying bouts in restaurants, and glimpses into her trampoline workouts.<\/p>\n

She says she began turning to Instagram when the acting opportunities weren’t as appealing as in the past. (She’s had regular roles on \u201cFreaks and Geeks,\u201d \u201cDawson’s Creek,\u201d \u201cER\u201d and \u201cCougar Town.\u201d)<\/p>\n

\u201cI was at a point creatively where I wasn’t being fulfilled as an actor. Instagram stories provided like a really incredible outlet for me and a way for me to scratch that itch.\u201d<\/p>\n

And as Philipps grew a fan base just by being herself, the opportunities grew too. \u201cBusy Tonight,\u201d is executive produced by Tina Fey.<\/p>\n

\u201cI respect her so much. I do think I spent a lot of time in my career waiting for approval from people in this industry, waiting for someone to tell me I was doing a good job and that I was killing it, and no one was telling me that. Having the validation from someone like Tina honestly, at the end of the day, is better than any of those bros,\u201d she laughed.<\/p>\n

In \u201cThis Will Only Hurt a Little,\u201d she’s forthcoming about both being sexually assaulted and having an abortion as a teenager. She also writes about an incident with James Franco on the set of \u201cFreaks and Geeks,\u201d where he shoved her to the ground (she’s recently taken to Instagram to express frustration over \u201cclick bait\u201d teases about the Franco mention) and a period of marital issues with her husband.<\/p>\n

Philipps says she had no reservations about sharing those parts of her life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was incredibly thoughtful about everything that I put in my book,\u201d she says. \u201cIt wasn’t something that I wrote overnight. It took me a long time. And not only was it not something that I wrote overnight, it wasn’t something that I just started thinking about the day that I started to write it. I’ve been thinking about this for a very, very long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

She is conscious that she has a platform and says she asks herself what it is she wants to put forth into the world. Whether that’s second book remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing I can liken it to is pregnancy and childbirth. I was so sure when I had my first daughter, Birdie, that we were one and done and I was never doing it again. And that’s kind of how I feel about my book right now. But, sure enough, I have Cricket, who is my second child. I’m just not in the business at this point of saying, ‘Never again’ but I think it would take me a minute to figure out what it is that I want to say and what I want to write about.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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