TMC
11-12-2024, 08:54 PM
...to Protect Her 'Innocence' as a Child Star
https://people.com/kiernan-shipka-says-she-knew-what-was-going-on-in-mad-men-8743922
“I don’t know if it was because my brain and body just decided to remember, like, audition, first day, whole thing,” Shipka said. “I’m glad for that. I mean, I’m sure there’s some days that are a blip, but that’s kind of everything.”
Over the course of the series, Shipka’s character witnessed her TV parents Don and Betty Draper (played by Jon Hamm and January Jones) behaving extraordinarily badly. But, she explained, the show’s creators and crew made sure she was protected from the more adult content during filming.
“I was reacting to, like, Jon playing Words with Friends on his phone as an eye line and not the real deal,” she told Ferguson.
“They were so protective over me and my kind of innocence and not exposing me to stuff that, you know, was sensitive or more adult,” she explained.
“I always knew what I was reacting to. Like, I always knew what I was walking in on,” she said. “I just didn’t have to see it over and over again.”
“I think at a certain point, I was like, ‘Guys, I know what this is. Like, I’m good. I’m fine,’ ” Shipka added. “But I really, like, admire and respect the way that they handled it. But I do think in my head, I was probably like, ‘I’m mature. I’m an adult. I know what’s going on here. Like, it’s fine, guys.’ ”
https://people.com/kiernan-shipka-says-she-knew-what-was-going-on-in-mad-men-8743922
“I don’t know if it was because my brain and body just decided to remember, like, audition, first day, whole thing,” Shipka said. “I’m glad for that. I mean, I’m sure there’s some days that are a blip, but that’s kind of everything.”
Over the course of the series, Shipka’s character witnessed her TV parents Don and Betty Draper (played by Jon Hamm and January Jones) behaving extraordinarily badly. But, she explained, the show’s creators and crew made sure she was protected from the more adult content during filming.
“I was reacting to, like, Jon playing Words with Friends on his phone as an eye line and not the real deal,” she told Ferguson.
“They were so protective over me and my kind of innocence and not exposing me to stuff that, you know, was sensitive or more adult,” she explained.
“I always knew what I was reacting to. Like, I always knew what I was walking in on,” she said. “I just didn’t have to see it over and over again.”
“I think at a certain point, I was like, ‘Guys, I know what this is. Like, I’m good. I’m fine,’ ” Shipka added. “But I really, like, admire and respect the way that they handled it. But I do think in my head, I was probably like, ‘I’m mature. I’m an adult. I know what’s going on here. Like, it’s fine, guys.’ ”