Jennette McCurdy, who now hosts the podcast Empty inside, played Sam Puckett for six seasons on the Nickelodeon show that signed off in 2012, and she later played the role of Sam in Sam and Cat opposite Ariana Grande . – By Sharon Maina.
During her latest podcast episode, iCarly, Jennette McCurdy said she doesn’t foresee ever acting again. “I resent my career in a lot of ways.” Said Jennette McCurdy
Although iCarly fans continue holding out hope that Jennette McCurdy will change her mind and return for the show’s upcoming rival, they’d be well-advised not to have high hopes about it.
“I quit a few years ago because I initially didn’t want to do it. My mom put me in it when I was 6 and by sort of age, I guess, 10 or 11, I was the main financial support for my family. My family didn’t have a lot of money, and this was the way out, which I actually think was helpful in driving me to some degree of success.” Said Jennette .
“Once I started to get the nerves under control was when I started to actually get some traction, but I ultimately quit after my mom passed away because with her death kind of died a lot of her ideas for my life, and that was its own journey, and a difficult one for sure,” she added.
Jennette later went into detail about the embarrassment she felt regarding the type of projects she did.
“My experience with acting is, I’m so ashamed of the parts I’ve done in the past,” Jennette said. “I resent my career in a lot of ways. I feel so unfulfilled by the roles that I played and felt like it was the cheesiest, embarrassing. I did the shows that I was on from like 13 to 21, and by 15, I was already embarrassed. My friends at 15, they’re not like, ‘Oh, cool, you’re on this Nickelodeon show.’ It was embarrassing. And I imagine there’s a very different experience to be had with acting if you’re proud of your roles, and if you feel fulfilled by them.” Jennette said.
As for whether she could ever return to acting, Jennette said it may depend on getting an opportunity to collaborate with a director she really admired. She continued, “I feel like I have a point of view, and I have a vision. We’ll see where things are in a few years.”
