Curtis also has bragging rights as bona fide nobility as well, albeit not by birth.
Her husband, actor and director Christopher Guest, holds a hereditary British peerage.
“I’m a baron,” Guest explained in an interview withThe Guardian.
“I’m Lord Haden-Guest.
And yes, that’s a novelty.
Born into it by accident, obviously.
And then your dad dies and you’re the next one.”
As a result, Curtis holds the official title of Baroness Haden-Guest.
Yet despite her horror pedigree, Curtis herself doesn’t enjoy scary movies.
“I don’t like horror films,” she toldThe New Yorker.
As she toldNME, the reason for her antipathy for horror is that she scares way too easily.
“I mean, f**king ‘Aladdin’ scared me.
I’m not joking!
You know when Jafar becomes a dragon?
With his red eyes and stuff?
That s**t scared me,” she confessed.
“Maybe they found the perfect actress because I don’t like it,” she theorized.
“Maybe that’s why I’m good at it!”
She toldVarietythat her obituary will probably read “‘Halloween’ Actress Dead.”
“My teeth were gray.
I was not pretty …
In fact, her initial plan was to pursue a career in law enforcement.
That was an important consideration due to her abysmal grades.
“I never thought I’d write a book in my life.
I got 840 on my SATs combined,” Curtis joked toUSA Today.
“That’s how my books have been successful.
That’s my gift with a little ‘g,’ a baby ‘g.'”
In fact, she clarified, her books aren’t necessarily meant for children, but for families.
Writing about her own “aha!
“I’d never seen him before, but I pointed at him.
“She called his agent and requested Guest give her a call, but he never did.
Within a few weeks they’d “fallen in love.”
“There were pictures in Rolling Stone magazine in 1984.
One of me as Nigel Tufnel and one of me as me.
So no, it was not Nigel.
That would be disturbing.
I mean, it’s crazy enough as it is,” he acknowledged.
“Don’t get divorced,” she declared.
“It’s a fascinating thing.
I could write a book on marriage called ‘Don’t Leave.'”
“I was raised in a house of hatred.”
Afterexperiencing fertility struggles, the couple adopted daughter Annie.
“I was aware of the largeness of the moment.”
In 2017, Curtis marked National Adoption Day bytweetinga reference to her book.
“Adoption is a sacred exchange, filled with joy & sorrow,” she wrote.
“Like all child rearing, it is a journey.”
As she toldVariety, her brother Nicholas suffered a fatal heroin overdose when he was just 21.
Meanwhile, her father, actor Tony Curtis, had his own issues with addiction.
If she can’t find a meeting, she simply hosts her own on the set.
If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction issues, help is available.
Visit theSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration websiteor contact SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
She has also been known to cosplay as her favorite characters.
Her specialty: diapers.
In fact, Curtis believed enough in her groundbreaking new pocket-equipped diaper that she patented it.
Interestingly enough, that was not Curtis’ sole exploration into the vagaries of diaper technology.
In fact, she actually patented another diaper design in 2016 that takes the concept even further.
And I am the vulgarian from California.”
“While promoting the movie, Curtis joked toWNBC, “I’m in no competition with Ms. Weaver.
And I don’t throw my 5 million books sold number at her at all.”
“Part of the reason why I’ve done commercials …
It allowed me to earn money and stay home.”
“And I can’t do it if I’m trying to do backflips to get everything in order.
That’s why Ikeepthings in order.”
Her focus on organization, she explained to Good Housekeeping, was a byproduct of her sobriety.
