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J. Smith-Cameron on Billionaires, Ozempic, and Phone Sex
J. Smith-Cameron wears Jacket Alexander McQueen. Pants Ralph Lauren. Earrings and Brooch Kentshire. Gloves What Katie Did. Shoes Christian Louboutin.
J. Smith-Cameron, the MVP of Succession, tells it like it is.
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VIA CAROTA
“The best restaurant in the world. The whole Succession team loves it. They’re very kind and let us eat there.”
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ENSEMBLES
“I’m wearing an ensemble that kills, but the other ensemble that really kills is the cast of Succession.”
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BILLIONAIRES
“They need to be taxed more.”
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PHONE SEX
“Overrated. It’s for slime puppies.”
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BACKSTABBING
“It happens in our show Succession all the time, and it’s not a good thing.”
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BACKSTAGE
“Funny, fast costume changes and in-jokes. Fabulous memories.”
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WORDLE
“I’m not as good as I’d like to be. I typically get it in four, which is not terrible, but not impressive.”
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NYT COOKING
“I’m obsessed with it. The last thing I cooked from it was a casserole with fennel and white beans. Really, really good this time of year.”
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RUPERT MURDOCH
“He’s not as photogenic as Brian Cox.”
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BEMELMANS BAR
“The martinis are too expensive and it’s too crowded, so it’s a little bit ruined.”
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CEOs
“Based on the show that I’m on, it’s not a good job. It puts a target on your back.”
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INSULTS
“Kieran Culkin.”
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CORPORATIONS
“What can I say about them? I can’t think of anything clever. They’re too powerful.”
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POWER COUPLES
“Sometimes people say my husband [Kenneth Lonergan] and I are a power couple, but I don’t feel very powerful.”
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JACK HARLOW
“A very cute boy from Kentucky.”
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KEVIN McCARTHY
“He made a bed for himself that he has to lie in. He sucks.”
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RESERVATIONS
“Reservation Dogs is my favorite show on TV, next to Succession. Oh, and Gerri has reservations about being seen with Roman.”
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OZEMPIC
“I’d like to know more about it. It seems like it really makes people lose weight, but then it gives them that empty paper bag–face look, which no one wants.”
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SUPERYACHTS
“I’ve been on one in Croatia as part of Succession. It was sort of surreal.”
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COMIC TIMING
“Steve Buscemi in The Year Between on Peacock.”
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Hair: Kabuto Okuzawa at Walter Schupfer Management
Makeup: Kuma using Surratt Beauty at Streeters
Photography Assistant: Jackson Verges
Fashion Assistant: Fern Cerezo
Special Thanks: Babs
