Emma Stone Recalls The ‘Garbage Advice’ She Received From A Male Studio Executive Early In Her Career

It’s a good thing that didn’t listen to the advice a male studio executive gave her early in her career. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have given in 2023. On Thursday, Stone received the 2024 Palm Springs International Film Awards’ Desert Palm Achievement Award for . “When I first moved to L.A.,” reports she said during her acceptance speech, “I went to one of those general meetings that they sometimes send you to, and an executive told me that for male actors, it’s a marathon, not a sprint.

And in his eyes, for women, it was a sprint, not a marathon. And that was 20 years ago.” Stone continued, “I realize that advice is total garbage because the majority of the women that I look up to in this industry, many of whom are in this room, have proven that as time goes on, life and work only get more interesting and more fulfilling.” Outside of , the has also excelled in recent years in her first film with director Yorgos Lanthimos, ; , which is better than it has any right to be; and the triumphantly awkward .

Stone is up for two Golden Globes this weekend: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for and Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama for . Could an Oscar be next? ( .) (Via ).