Entertainment Movies Jamie Lee Curtis Says She Didn't Want to 'Conceal' Her Body for New Film Role: 'That Was My Goal' "I have never felt more free creatively and physically," Jamie Lee Curtis said of starring in the upcoming film Everything Everywhere All at Once By Nicholas Rice Nicholas Rice Instagram Twitter Nicholas Rice is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an Editorial Intern in early 2020, before later transitioning to a freelance role, and then staff positions soon after. Nicholas writes and edits anywhere between 7 to 9 stories per day on average for PEOPLE, spanning across each vertical the brand covers. Nicholas has previous work experience with Billboard, POPSUGAR, Bustle and Elite Daily. When not working, Nicholas can be found playing with his 5 dogs, listening to pop music or eating mozzarella sticks. People Editorial Guidelines Published on March 11, 2022 08:26 AM Share Tweet Pin Email Onscreen and off, Jamie Lee Curtis is authentically herself. The 63-year-old actress stars in the new film Everything Everywhere All at Once, out April 8, and opened up in an Instagram post Thursday evening about how she wanted to look real in the role. She previously shared the same sentiments while chatting with Entertainment Weekly for an interview published Thursday, which she mentioned in her post. Sharing a shot of herself on set, Curtis said the movie was made and completed shortly ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic, before she introduced her character, Deirdre Beaubeirdra, an IRS auditor. "I told [journalist] Clark Collins @entertainmentweekly that.... In the world, there is an industry — a billion-dollar, trillion-dollar industry — about hiding things," the star wrote in her caption. "Concealers. Body-shapers. Fillers. Procedures. Clothing. Hair accessories. Hair products. Everything to conceal the reality of who we are." "And my instruction to everybody was: I want there to be no concealing of anything," Curtis explained. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Jamie Lee Curtis Instagram Jamie Lee Curtis Responds to Will Smith's 'Dad Bod' Posts: 'The Goal Is Self Acceptance' Detailing that she has "been sucking my stomach in since I was 11" — at a time "when you start being conscious of boys and bodies, and the jeans are super tight" — Curtis wrote, "I very specifically decided to relinquish and release every muscle I had that I used to clench to hide the reality." "That was my goal," the Halloween star continued, adding, "I have never felt more free creatively and physically." Want to get the biggest stories from PEOPLE every weekday? Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday. Daniele Venturelli/WireImage Curtis was met with praise from fans in the comments section, who applauded her for being so real about her body and traditional beauty standards. "As long as I can remember I've always admired you for not looking at them as flaws. They are earned and are BEAUTIFUL," wrote one fan, as another added: "You look authentic, not like a caricature of a real human's body." RELATED VIDEO: Jamie Lee Curtis Opens Up About How 'Embarrassed' She Felt Acting in Scenes Involving Nudity In the interview with Entertainment Weekly, director Daniel Kwan — who helmed the film alongside Daniel Scheinert — echoed that Curtis was the driving force behind ensuring her character looked as "real" as possible. "Everyone assumes that her belly in the movie is a prosthetic, but it's actually her real belly," Kwan told the outlet. "She was grateful that she was allowed to just let it out."