Sarah Jessica Parker is being open about her hesitation to take selfies with fans. Parker revealed that when asked for a photo, she instead offers them a conversation.
During a recent appearance on ‘The Howard Stern Show’, the ‘Sex and the City’ star recounted a specific incident. “So here’s what I’ve been trying to do, because I was just at the airport on Friday,” she began. “A woman came up to me and she didn’t say hello, she just said, ‘Can I take your picture?’ And I said, ‘We didn’t even meet. You didn’t even introduce yourself. What’s your name?'”
When the woman identified herself as Julie, Parker offered to engage in a conversation with her. “I guarantee you it’s gonna be so much more meaningful,” she explained.
Host Stern responded: “It’s like you’re a schoolteacher teaching everyone how to behave. It’s f—— annoying, yeah?”
The actress disagreed, but noted that it can be startling when fans abruptly take her photo.
“Here’s the thing: I kind of prefer it to somebody walking up to me with a camera already ready asking as they’re clicking,” said Sarah Jessica Parker. “I always am, like, startled by it. I much prefer to have a conversation — for someone to come up to me and say, ‘Maybe this isn’t your best time, my name is Veronica and I’m just here and I’m excited to see you.'”
