Sharon Stone asks 'What is wrong with us?'...when it comes to loving indiscriminately

Record ID: 1717588

  • Title: Sharon Stone asks 'What is wrong with us?'...when it comes to loving indiscriminately
  • Date: 28th March 2023
  • Summary: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (MARCH 28, 2023) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF ACTRESS SHARON STONE POSING FOR PICTURES STONE SPEAKING TO REPORTER (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTRESS, SHARON STONE, SAYING: “I think conditions are improving for women around the world in many ways, and I think they need to improve in many ways, not just for women, but for women and children, just for humanity in general around the world. I think that the more that we take care of each other, the more that we take care of each other. And I think that's really key. I think that’s - when I started working with amfAR over 30 years ago and I was looking at HIV AIDS, the thing that I learned the most from that kind of work, from all the humanitarian work that I've done, is that we have to look at each other more fairly and honestly. And when we see a baby, we all go, Ooh, ooh. And then we start at a certain age, we start having all of these kind of reservations and prejudices about each other and about individuals. And we have to ask ourselves 'why.' At what age, at what height do we learn to hate? And that is really the bigger question. What is wrong with us? When we can love any baby indiscriminately, when do we start saying that that child, if it's a man or a woman or the skin tone does not appeal to us, when do we start becoming cruel?” ACTRESS DANIELLE BROOKS POSING FOR PICTURES (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTRESS, DANIELLE BROOKS, SAYING: (ON RECEIVING THE NATIVE NEW YORKER AWARD) “Yeah. I think this officially makes me a native New Yorker. Like, for the longest, I'm not ever been able to say I'm from New York. But now I feel more confident about saying, like, I'm from New York, being that this is the place I've lived the longest and it's definitely birthed my career in such an incredible ways. So, this is a really cool day.” MORE OF BROOKS POSING FOR PICTURES (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTRESS, DANIELLE BROOKS, SAYING: “I think it is just great. First of all, that is put on by women, you know what I mean? That we are able to celebrate one another in each other's accomplishments and see each other. So, I think that in itself is a major feat.” ACTRESS FREIDA PINTO POSING FOR PICTURES (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTRESS, FREIDA PINTO, SAYING: “I mean, look at today. I think it's definitely so many women coming together. It's definitely a big sign of – I just don’t want to say, improvement. It's a big sign of falling forward, you know, we're just, we’re moving forward. We're falling forward. And there's a lot still needs to be done and there's a lot that is being done. But I think instead of just focusing on, 'are we doing well?' Are we doing good?' Today is really about a celebration that we have done good.” MORE OF ACTRESS FREIDA PINTO POSING FOR PICTURES (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTRESS, FREIDA PINTO, SAYING: (ON BEING A NEW MOM) “I love it. I mean, it's another form of being inspired every day by a tiny little creature. And almost I think that he is pushing me to be more creative and more innovative every day. And so, yeah, he's my little muse as well.” VARIOUS OF DIRECTOR DEBORAH CHOW POSING FOR PICTURES (SOUNDBITE) (English) DIRECTOR, DEBORAH CHOW, SAYING: “You know, some of it, I think, honestly was just luck and timing of being in the right place. You know, I went and I worked on ‘The Mandalorian’, and that was a tremendous experience. But, you know, when we did the show, it was first season, you know, we didn't know what it was going to become. So, you know, I had no idea, you know. The idea that if you told me way back when I was at film school here that eventually I'm going to end up directing Darth Vader, there's no way I would have ever believed it.” PRODUCER AND PRESIDENT, ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES, JANET KANG POSING FOR PICTURES ACTRESS CHLOE LEVINE POSING FOR PICTURES AUTHOR AND DISABILITY ADVOCATE XIAN HORN POSING FOR PICTURES ACTRESS SWETA KESWANI POSING FOR PICTURES PAN FROM NYC STREET TO ENTRANCE TO RED CARPET
  • Embargoed: 11th April 2023 19:34
  • Keywords: danielle brooks frieda pinto muse awards new york film and television sharon stone
  • Location: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • City: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Celebrities,Arts/Culture/Entertainment,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA001099128032023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Sharon Stone was among the women honored at the 43rd Annual New York Women In Film & Television (NYWIFT) Muse Awards on Tuesday (March 28).
    When asked if conditions for women in the industry was improving, Stone said she’s concerned for humanity in general.
    “I think that the more that we take care of each other, the more that we take care of each other. And I think that's really key.”
    “We have to look at each other more fairly and honestly… What is wrong with us when we when we can love any baby indiscriminately, when do we start saying that that child, if it's a man or a woman, or the skin tone does not appeal to us, when do we start becoming cruel?”
    New mom and actress Freida Pinto was also honored and called event a sign of improvement within film and television.
    “We're falling forward. And there's a lot still needs to be done and there's a lot that is being done. But I think instead of just focusing on 'are we doing well?' 'Are doing good?' Today is really about a celebration that we have done good.”
    Actress Danielle Brooks, who was raised in South Carolina was thrilled to earn the ‘Made in NY’ prize.
    “I think this officially makes me a native New Yorker. Like, for the longest, I'm not ever been able to say I'm from New York," said Brooks. "Being that this is the place I've lived the longest and it's definitely birthed my career in such an incredible ways. So, this is a really cool day.”
    Other honorees included producer and president, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Janet Yang and “The Mandalorian” director, Deborah Chow.
    The (NYWIFT) “connects, educates, and advocates for women to accelerate diversity in media” the annual ceremony recognizes women who have made significant contributions in the industry.
    (Production: Douglas Higginbotham, Alicia Powell)
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