Julia Louis-Dreyfus Blasts the ‘Seinfeld Curse’ as ‘Moronic,’ ‘Ridiculous’ and ‘Invented by the Media’: ‘It Made No Sense’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Julia Louis-Dreyfus said in a recent interview with Rolling Stone that the media invented the “Seinfeld curse,” a term which was used to describe the alleged lack of success for “Seinfeld” stars Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards and Jason Alexander following the end of the iconic NBC sitcom. “I think any time a project ends, it’s gutting for me,” Louis-Dreyfus said. “And that’s true of movies and TV shows.
There is a focus and a camaraderie that’s very much present when you’re working hard on a project that you believe in, and when the circus leaves town, it’s a huge transition.
There’s a real feeling of sadness for me. ‘Where did all my buddies go?’ ‘Where are my friends?'” When Rolling Stone brought up the curse, Louis-Dreyfus added: “It was invented by the media.
They thought it was clever. You don’t need me to prove it wrong, it was ridiculous! It made no sense. I was amazed that it had legs, because it was so moronic.
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