Gwyneth Paltrow turned down a pretty wild sex scene with Ethan Hawke. The two actors recently revisited their 1998 film Great Expectations, recalling how director Alfonso Cuaron pitched an explicit moment. Paltrow explained she immediately refused because her father would have had a heart attack. Hawke remembered Cuaron describing a detailed shot moving up her body as her character reached ecstasy, with light exploding like the sun. Paltrow just said she would never do it.
She admitted feeling self-conscious back then about her dad and grandfather seeing such content, saying it really bothered her. Paltrow noted she would not care now. Hawke said she handled the rejection well, not being petulant but aware of how those images could be manipulated in the business. He acknowledged her concern for what it meant to her dad. Paltrow wondered if she was too prudish at the time, but Hawke disagreed. She confirmed she was definitely worried about it.
She admitted feeling self-conscious back then about her dad and grandfather seeing such content, saying it really bothered her. Paltrow noted she would not care now. Hawke said she handled the rejection well, not being petulant but aware of how those images could be manipulated in the business. He acknowledged her concern for what it meant to her dad. Paltrow wondered if she was too prudish at the time, but Hawke disagreed. She confirmed she was definitely worried about it.
