Sharjah24 – AFP: She has been starring in the "Halloween" movies for 43 years, but Jamie Lee Curtis said Wednesday that the secret to her success is that she despises horror films.
"I scare easily," Curtis said at the Venice Film Festival, where the latest instalment, "Halloween Kills", premiered.
"I am an untrained actor. I've never been to acting class," she told the press conference.
"But I hate these movies. I loathe them. I do not like to be frightened. So it's a natural talent -- that genuine emotional connection to being afraid. You're watching that happen on screen."
Curtis, 62, -- daughter of Hollywood legends Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh -- was also receiving a life-time achievement award in Venice for her long career, which includes hits "A Fish Called Wanda" and "True Lies".
The "Halloween" series was relaunched to massive box office success in 2018 with indie director David Gorden Green at the helm.
The new instalment is the second part of a trilogy by Green, with the third part due to start filming soon.
"I read the third one on the plane over here, and I did not sleep. It's an extraordinary way to finish this trilogy," said Curtis.
She said Green's success with the new trilogy lay in its reflection of real-life issues, particularly women challenging the patriarchy and protests against injustice.
"I'd like to take him to Vegas because my guess is we'd win a shitload of money because he's so far-thinking," Curtis said.
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