Of course, her statement flies in the (eerily smooth) face of support from Botox fans like Virginia Madsen (pictured) and Vanessa L. Williams, who have praised the drug for banishing wrinkles without surgery. Inducing facial paralysis might seem like an odd choice for actors who emote for a living, but Hollywood is an industry based on looks. If wrinkles cost you work, why not get rid of them? And we’re willing to bet that Weisz, a 38-year-old stunner (pictured), might change her tune to the “What people do with their faces is nobody else’s business” refrain some time after she struts past the four-oh mark.
As much as it would be fun to strip away people’s Oscars if they test positive for appearance-enhancing drugs, we’re not on Team Weisz this time. But what about you, PopWatchers? Should Hollywood ban Botox?
I don’t think it should be banned, but it is distracting. The way we lift our eyebrows conveys a lot of emotion, and when in the middle of a dramatic scene there is this shiny, placid forhead, it looks odd. For some reason, I notice it most on Kyra Sedgewick.
Sorry Adam, but I am totally on Team Weisz for this issue. Botox injections in actresses are totally distracting and totally obvious. I can’t take those actresses seriously anymore (especially Nicole Kidman and Marcia Cross) because they Look. So. FAKE. Acting is supposed to be about honestly and realistically portraying a character. Real women do not have unmoving alien faces. I rest my case.
If they ban Botox then Nicole Kidman’s mug will slowly slide off.
I think it depends on the actress. Vanessa Williams looks great to me, and Botox use also fits perfectly with her character on Ugly Betty. But when someone overdoes the Botox, a la Nicole Kidman, it’s impossible for me to take them seriously.
Personally, I find people who use Botox as looking plastic and insecure. Of course, I think the same about women who get breast implants. My preference is for women who look natural and I’m always a little sad when I see one of my favorite actress’s face turn to stone or her lips swell up like they’ve been attacked by a swarm of killer bees. There’s nothing attractive about fish lips. A few wrinkles don’t bother me because I think they add character.
I think it should be banned. Besides why would people want to insert botchilism (sp?)into their faces in the first place?! It just looks so fake, what happened to growing old gracefully like Jane Fonda or Diane Keaton have done?
Sorry Adam but Rachel’s comments are not under thought at all, she right. You can tell when someone gets Botox injections and its distracting. If its an actor, it does hurt their performance.
I think its funny that you think Rachel will change her tune when she turns forty, which tells me that you really did not think this article out at all and the horrible side effects Botox has. Maybe you’re just trying to make excuses for it.
I have to agree with Ames on this one. I don’t think you should actually ban it, but acting is about expressing emotion, etc and how can you do that if your face is frozen!?
I’d act surprised by her statement, but I can’t move my eyebrows.
Seriously, I don’t think Hollywood should ban Botox, but Nicole Kidman and her frozen features are a perfect example. Europeans have the right idea – aging is expected and tolerated, unlike La-La land.
I’d act surprised by her statement, but I can’t move my eyebrows.
Seriously, I don’t think Hollywood should ban Botox, but Nicole Kidman and her frozen features are a perfect example. Europeans have the right idea – aging is expected and tolerated, unlike La-La land.
Put me in Team Weisz, because what Rachel said about Botox makes a hell of a lot more sense than Adam’s sad take on it does. Botox hurts more than it helps and its a huge draw back for actresses in Hollywood. You can’t take Nicole Kidman seriously any more because of how plastic she looks. She can’t even move her face, so how can i take her acting seriously when she can’t expresses emotion?
Rachel is a 100% percent right.
Virginia Madsen looks like a plastic doll, so that’s not a good example at all. Rachel is in the right here Adam and i agree with her completely. Its a drug that is being abused and there should be some regulation on it for people to not harm themselves.
botox is not unnatural looking if it is properly injected — you are citing extreme examples- – you can’t tell for 80% of the women who do it.
I’m no fan of it, but I say don’t ban the procedure, just ban the use of the word Botox, and call it what it is: Botulism Toxin. Let’s see how popular it continues to be then.
If you ban it, then you should also ban Brazilian buttlifts, facelifts, breast implants, tummy tucks, liposuction, collagen injections, wigs, hair plugs, makeup, and dental work of any kind. After all, these people are supposed to look natural right? In fact, why do they wear stage makeup in front of the camera? We all want them to look as natural as possible. LOL
Pardon my sarcasm, but acting in a motion picture (and all that goes with it) is hardly “natural”. If a person has noticeable Botox injections, it detracts from their acting and they aren’t going to get an award anyways.