Jessica Simpson: 'I'm not ready for a lead role'

**MaryJane** · March 9th, 2006, 05:23 AM

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Singer-turned-actress JESSICA SIMPSON is urging movie bosses to consider casting her in small roles, because she doesn't have enough experience to play a main character.

The beauty, who made her acting debut in 2005 movie THE DUKES OF HAZZARD, is determined to perfect her skills before accepting a lead role and doubts she has enough star power to generate huge cinema audiences.

She says, "I'm not ready to carry the weight of a movie. That's like going out on a huge tour when your a new artist and having the pressure to sell the tickets. That's why we all start out as opening acts."

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Tenaj · March 9th, 2006, 06:03 AM

well I give her some credit - at least she knows she cannot act.

(unless you count her 'acting' dumb in newleyweds - for that she could have gotten an oscar)

darksithbunny · March 9th, 2006, 06:41 AM

She will NEVER be ready to carry a starring role. She needs a slap to wake her sleeping ass up already!

ourmaninBusan · March 9th, 2006, 07:41 AM

I couldn't agree with her more. And this verifies that she has never
been a bimbo, but is rather shrewd in assessing herself.

buttmunch · March 9th, 2006, 07:43 AM

Talk about a pre-emptive strike. Does she seriously believe anyone, besides a slasher-film director, is considering her for a leading role? Get real, Jess. Unless you show those double-D's, no one's going to star you in jack shit.

SVZ · March 9th, 2006, 07:43 AM

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That's like going out on a huge tour when your a new artist

did her stupidity rub off on the author of this article?

ourmaninBusan · March 9th, 2006, 07:50 AM

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"That's like going out on a huge tour when [you're] a new artist
and having the pressure to sell the tickets. That's why we all start out as opening acts."

Didn't her sister play in front of a stadium full of people shortly
after her SNL fiasco? That's not the venue for an "opening act."

CherryDarling · March 9th, 2006, 09:33 AM

Jess, you'll never be ready for a leading role. Glad to know you realize that.

hello · March 9th, 2006, 11:25 AM

She's 'urging movie bosses' to cast her in small roles? What movie bosses are calling her anyhow????????? Can she really make money for ANYONE?? For God's sake, Pizza Hut even realized they could sell more pizza using Miss Piggy dressed as Jess in their commercials. I just about died laughing when I saw that one! Unreal. Replaced by a puppet pig. I'd leave the country.

SVZ · March 9th, 2006, 11:27 AM

i think the pizza hut one got changed because it was bordering pedophilic, with her tainting that poor 13 year old boy. just based on the reaction on this board (the thread is somewhere in television and movies) i'm guessing a large base responded.

SVZ · March 9th, 2006, 12:30 PM

you know i wouldn't be HUGELY surprised. it's fun to be ditsy, i did it in high school

i saw some old interviews of her around her first single and she was extremely articulate and well versed.

Classic Broad · March 9th, 2006, 07:18 PM

I think Jessica is well-qualified...as long as she is playing a dumb, self-absorbed FOOL.

Elisa · March 9th, 2006, 07:25 PM

And we thought the "chicken of the sea" statement was the stupidest thing ever out of her mouth.....This one takes the cake!!!!

PrettyGirl · March 9th, 2006, 08:26 PM

Jessica is so pretty but God she's such a nitwit...lights on, nobody home.