Sharon Stone is applauding after her fellow attendees rudely accused her of stealing a seat at their table after they failed to recognize the A-list actress.
The Casino The 67-year-old star won a Timeless award at the Astras Awards and used her acceptance speech to call out the “kids” involved in the awkward encounter.
While the ceremony took place on January 9, a clip of the fiery speech gained momentum after the event, finally going viral this week.
“And to the kids at my table who wondered, ‘Who the hell took that chair?’ Now you know,” Stone said as she accepted her award.
Beyond explaining the context, but without naming the people in question, Stone continued: “Yeah, somebody came up and said, ‘Who are you and why are you sitting here?'” Stone added: “Like she said, ‘F**k you!'”
Sharon Stone knows what her legacy will be, and she remembered one of her most iconic moments on screen with a photo shared on Instagram on Friday (July 12). Stone, 66, recreated the most memorable moment in the 1992 erotic thriller Basic Instinct. In that neo-noir film, Stone played murderous crime novelist Catherine (…)
Having put the ‘kids’ on edge due to their rude treatment at the event, Stone took the opportunity to urge them to use their fame and success for the greater good.
“More importantly, and more specifically, I’d like to welcome you. And I’d like to say that this is an opportunity. Because I started my activism work when my fame started. And I’d like to give you the opportunity to start your activism work now that your consciousness has been activated,” Stone continued. “Because fame without conscience, success without purpose, is meaningless.”
During the speech, Stone also talked about her iconic role as Catherine Tramell in the 1992 film. basic instinct and explained the persistence it took to land the gig in the first place.
“I wasn’t the first person they offered basic instinct a. But I was the person who got a manager to bring her into the office and get her the script,” she said. “And I was the person who was ready, because I had that script for eight months. And I was the person who had a manager to call every fucking day, because I wanted that part.
Sharon Stone.
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Stone’s tenacity and hard work paid off, and she urged others to chase their dreams and not let anything stop them from making them come true.
“When you want something, as an artist, you should go get it, because you know what it is for you, and you know where you can fit in and where you can make a difference with your art,” he added.
In the past, Stone has been honest about difficulties has faced while working in Hollywood, including sharing an anecdote about his famous basic instinct scene
Write in your 2021 memoirs The beauty of living twiceStone claimed it was tricked into taking off his underwear for the iconic scene of his character.
“After shooting basic instinctt, they called me to see it. Not just with the director … but with a room full of agents and lawyers, most of whom had nothing to do with the project,” Stone recalled in the book. “That’s how I saw my vagina for the first time, long after they told me, ‘We can’t see anything, I just need you to take off your panties, because the white is reflecting the light.’ Yes, there have been many points of view on this subject, but since I am the one with the vagina in question, let me say: the other points of view are bulls**t”.
After struggling, Stone finally allowed the scene to appear as he came to the conclusion that it was the “right” choice for the film and his character.