The Life of Television and Film Star Jennifer Coolidge

She later reflected that a large part of her life had been spent trying to win over men who did not want her. Looking back, she said that time could have gone toward taking care of herself and focusing on her own work.

Her comments were unusually direct about regret without turning bitter. She connected romance, insecurity, and career timing in a way that made her late-life success feel more personal, because she now understood what had pulled her off track.