Sunday, February 15, 2026
ADVT 
Hollywood

Sarah Silverman's Message To All Young Girls

IANS, 21 Nov, 2018 12:40 PM
    Actress Sarah Silverman gets amused to see women go to great lengths of "physical discomfort to get love".
     
     
    The actress, who lends her voice to the character of Vanellope von Schweetz in animated film "Ralph Breaks the Internet", wants to tell them that they don't have to be uncomfortable to deserve love. 
     
     
    "The idea of Disney princess has grown and changed. That Disney has taken on progress and inclusivity and has grown and changed in positive ways," Silverman said in a statement to IANS. 
     
     
    "And this movie just faces it head on. Leans right into it. Well, you get saved by a man. And you're in great distress. Your life is threatened. And then someone else saves you. And then to all in one movie acknowledge all of that and then shatter it is so exciting," she added. 
     
     
    Directed by Rich Moore and Phil Johnston, "Ralph Breaks the Internet" brings back Ralph (John C. Reilly) and his fellow misfit Vanellope. This time, the digital duo go on a journey to explore the world of Internet, where they hope to find a replacement steering wheel for Vanellope's own racing game, the arcade classic Sugar Rush. The Walt Disney Animation Studios' project will release in India on November 23.
     
     
    The film is yet to release, but one scene has been getting a lot of attention. It is when Vanellope runs into a whole bevy of other Disney princesses from Anna (Kristen Bell) and Elsa (Idina Menzel) of "Frozen" to Rapunzel (Mandy Moore) and Moana (Auli'i Cravalho). 
     
     
    Talking about her role, she said: "And to get to be this kid who becomes like a princess with an attainable waist line. And wearing comfortable clothes. And I always like, as a comic, this is really going a different direction...I would see young women in half shirts and sky high heels. And they're freezing cold. They're like this shivering. And their feet hurt. I just think. I just wish I could tell them that they don't have to be uncomfortable to deserve love. 
     
     
    "Boys are not raised to think that they ever have to sacrifice comfort to be loved. And it just always struck me. I would be in like my hoodie and jeans and just think, these girls don't think that they can get love without this insane amount of physical discomfort. 
     
     
    "And I love that Vanellope kind of sheds light on these grown up princesses that are uncomfortable hanging out."

    MORE Hollywood ARTICLES

    Rape Is Theft: Rose McGowan

    Rape Is Theft: Rose McGowan
    Actress Rose McGowan, who was one of the first women to accuse Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of rape, says raping someone is just like robbing them.

    Rape Is Theft: Rose McGowan

    Don't like my pop music most of the time: Miley Cyrus

    Cyrus is not a fan of her own more commercial songs and finds it hard to relate to popular tracks that get a lot of radio play

    Don't like my pop music most of the time: Miley Cyrus

    Spielberg's 'The Post' bags Best Film Award

    Spielberg's 'The Post' bags Best Film Award
    Actors Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep, who play the lead characters in the movie, also won Best Actor and Best Actress of the year

    Spielberg's 'The Post' bags Best Film Award

    Change is everything, says Manushi Chhillar

    Change is everything, says Manushi Chhillar
    As Miss World and a future doctor her purpose is the same as she wants to do something good for the society

    Change is everything, says Manushi Chhillar

    You deserve the best: Priyanka to Meghan Markle

    You deserve the best: Priyanka to Meghan Markle
    Priyanka and Markle reportedly became friends after they met at the annual ELLE Women in Television dinner a few years ago.

    You deserve the best: Priyanka to Meghan Markle

    Anupam Kher Thanks Kal Penn For Appreciating 'The Indian Detective'

    Anupam Kher Thanks Kal Penn For Appreciating 'The Indian Detective'
    Veteran actor Anupam Kher has thanked Indian-American actor Kal Penn for appreciating his series "The Indian Detective".

    Anupam Kher Thanks Kal Penn For Appreciating 'The Indian Detective'