May 11th, 2011
05:32 PM ET
Radio host to Hilary Swank: You're not a pretty girlA recent radio interview almost turned ugly when the host informed Oscar winner Hilary Swank that she isn't pretty. Swank was chatting with Kim Masters of L.A.'s KCRW on Monday when the discussion turned to the lack of roles for older actresses in Hollywood. āI'm still young enough that I haven't been feeling the brunt of that," Swank said. "Certainly, you hear about it ā¦ and you do see it, although you also see a lot more roles I think opening up for older women. I mean, Meryl Streep seems to be dominating." "Oh, but she'sā¦ the exception," replied Masters. "She's not a pretty girl, and you're not either." Rather than being reduced to tears, the "Boys Don't Cry" star joked, "Hey, what are you saying?!" then added, "Actually, I completely know what you're saying. I play characters. I don't play a movie star-looking type of person, which I prefer. I mean, who walks around looking like that anyway?"
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I've never thought of her as ugly. Watched the movie Amelia a few days ago, Hilary was great in the leading role btw.
meryl streep is pretty but only with short hair
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she is a great actress but she is not pretty
Hilary is a beautiful woman, not a girl, and someone needs to fire that radio host. People like
her have to be mean to be noticed, and the comment was all about her, not Hilary. I loved
hilary in "million dollar bably" and would love to meet her in person. She is a talent actress,
and a beautiful woman.
if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all, this person obviously wasn't raised very well, shame on them, blunt comments are bullying in many ways, which supposed adults are guilty of all the time..... too bad. Hillary is a beautiful person inside and out !
She isn't attractive in the least bit. I have no desire to see ANY movie that she's in.
Apparently 'ugly' is the new BEAUTIFUL.
She's a knock out.
well Kim so much for tryin to interview without your foot in your mouth
tacky very tacky........
I love Hillary's work. After SALT, I will never watch another Anjela movie and I cannot now think of her as pretty, just lips. Hillary is a great actress – and not bad looking either.
I like how they left out part of the transcript to sensationalize it. Nice "journalism" by a bunch of hacks. If you read the full transcript you will see that she apologized for the way it came out and meant to say that she doesn't play pretty characters in movies.
This is very much being taken out of context. If you listen to the live cast, she says Hillary plays the part of "not pretty girls" – that she plays "real characters" rather than a glamorous Hollywood-esque roll. Kim even backtracks to say "that came out wrong" and Hillary responds saying "No, I know what you mean" and even agrees with Kim.
Hillary is beautiful, and classy, some people are just jealous to say otherwise !!
She is beautiful! Freedom Writers was a great movie and she looked beautiful throughout!
She is very attractive. Maybe the radio guy was confusing her with Maria Shriver.
Kim Masters on the other hand looks ALOT like Michael Jackson but with a long beaky nose
She might not be the prettiest star in Hollywood but she sure exhibited a lot of class in her response to such a moronic statement.
Finally!! Someone willing to tell the truth! I have been waiting for years for someone to have the guts to say that this girl is not pretty. She is not attractive in any way, shape, or form. I am sick of everyone having to refer to these stars and describe these stars as 'beautiful' when they are not. The sad truth is, a woman knows when she is not beautiful, so to constantly refer to her as beautiful is patronizing. Especially when she is described as an 'unconventional' beauty or 'today's version of beauty" Today's version of beauty has a lot to be desired. Not every woman is beautiful, and just because you are some sort of celebrity, it does not mean you should constantly be described as beautiful. How many years have we had to hear "the beautiful Susan Lucci"? Beautiful? With that hook nose and clown mouth? Come on! Look at all the women in hollywood that are considered beautiful. In actuality, less than a handful are.
Oh no she didn't
Hm. very rude n ignorant; looks are perception. I dont "think", she is clearly beautiful. Ur acts, way of like make u ugly or not.
I just think it's funny that those calling her ugly for the majority are stating it as a "fact". Okay this isn't a scientific argument here. Last time I checked, your opinions can't really be stated as facts. Plus how tactless of that woman.
as if Kim is a hottie!
geesh
Ugly or not that radio host should have kept that comment to herself. How would you like it if I invited you to dinner and told you that you were ugly? Inside thoughts need to stay just that –inside.
I dont think she is drop dead gorgeous but she isnt ugly. She also isnt at the level of beauty as Angliana Jolie or Kate Beckensale. However her comments after the host said that to her where classy and superbly said. It does show she is in it for the craft and not for the fame and money. Which I can appreciate when an artist does that. I will certainly not dismiss her movies now that I know she truly try.
OK so then why is this Kim chick doing RADIO vs Hilary doing MOVIES with greats like Eastwood? Sounds like someone's a little jealous of the beauty that more than skin deep.... You go Hilary.
Hillary isn't beautiful or ugly. She's cute and I'm sick of Hollywood only hiring 'beautiful' woman and giving the young girls of this world complexes. Renee Zellweger isn't all that great either, but she's also a great actress. Sometimes beauty doesn't mean talent.
Neither are good looking. Woof.
They are both FUGLY!!!
She looks like a monkey!
Is she blind. My god... Sounds like someone is jealous!
Hilary is better looking than Kim Masters. Although that's not saying much. Both of them would have to tie a pork chop around their necks to get the dog to play with them.
She's a good looking woman, and they way she took the comment in stride, with no ego tied up in her looks... makes her a whole lot more attractive.
She's very attractive, face and figure. You clowns who think she's ugly either need glasses or you better hope that your love interests don't have such impossibly-high physical standards as you, or you're in for a long and lonely life. I'd hit it, and so would you.
excuse me – I should have wrote Hillary's comment made no connection between age and looks, not that she hadn't mentioned age.
So what brought about the need for such a remark from the radio host in the first place?
Hillary's comment had no mention or comment regarding age or looks. The host's reaction merely demonstrates where so many representatives of the media (and genral public) have their minds - surface appearances only. It is a small wonder to hear such stories, they show how much of society is dominated by the shallow and meaningless.
I think Hillary is very attactive.
Ok, so let me get this straight, Streep isn't pretty either? Even in her youth? Wow. This woman is nuts.
so Kim thinks you have to be pretty to win an oscar... ok, let's make sure future contenders look like natalie portman..
Yp Peeps, and you're an idiot " nothing wrong with that. Just a fact"
Whoa. Kim gets an "F" for choice of words. A professional who knows the power of speech could have easily
have said " ... in the Hollywood 'Pretty Girl' kind of way." Kim sounds like someone without any class.
Those who have met enough "pretty gals," then find them as deep as an oil slick will get my drift.
I just go by the old saying Beauty is in the EYE of the beholder!!!!! And besides Hilary has Oscars for her talent not her looks,what the hell does Kim Masters have besides a Micraphone. I have seen Hilarys work in movies she is a great actress,and not in the Miss USA Pageant. KIM MASTERS is (JEALOUS)......
Yes she is ugly, but who cares because when she's nude no one is looking at her face
This is news? Maybe I better go hit the Weekly World News for the heavy stuff.
Go to the radio website here http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/tb/tb110509casting_tv_shows_hil and read the actual transcript CNN is up to their games agin... Horribly written story just to get attention....
Seriously? Who is Kim Masters to call anyone ugly? Face for radio, I believe is what they call it...
She's not a beauty; but nor is she ugly - she's easy on the eyes... she looks as good as anyone else.
I'd hit it for sure. More than once.
Great body, ugly face!
If Hilary is ugly, then the vast majority of people are ugly. Personally I think she's a doll, and she has a great spirit. The radio person was trying to give her a compliment, and Hilary handled it well. Why are people so mean about women's looks? It's low-life animal behavior.
Her response to the interviewer shows her CLASS ...which is more than you can say for some of the "hot girls" in Hollywood.
I bet her la la is nice and pretty
I'd have to hear audio to judge whether the conversation could be interpreted as being in any way insulting, but the host should probably have thought ahead about the possibility that the interview might be transcribed and printed and said, "prettygirl type."
Hilary may not be a candidate for Victoria's Secret catalog, but Kim Masters looks like a chunky, dime-a-dozen, beady-eyed Hebe who couldn't turn heads in a tornado.
Have you ever seen Kim Master's face ? What nerve. Hilary looks better than you Kim.
She's character actress. Hilary is hardly unattractive. You want to see unattractive Kim ? Look at your face and your Momma's.
No, she's not a pretty girl, but she is an attractive woman. And one hell of a lady.
She is a classic butterface.
Yeah, but her body is rockin'!!!!!
C'mon. She meant Hilary is not a "pretty girl" which is a specific type of actress in Hollywood. Meryl Streep, Gwynneth Paltrow and Ellen Paige are not "pretty girls" either. But, of course they're all beautiful and attractive.
I agree with Nadine, not Peeps!
Only a woman with a face for radio would know for sure!
Not pretty?! Let's see, her physique, lips, bone structure, mane of hair... I don't know what this woman thinks is, then. Gosh, does she think adorable kittens are ugly?!
That was just a bit rude, but Hilary handled it with class.
Tried to post this before ... Hillary's face (the main bone of contention) reminds me a lot of ESPN's Erin Andrews who everyone rates as hot. Nice body, great legs, and if you've seen them, Hillary's feet and toes are out of this world! This debate needs to stop; Hillary's no Sarah Jessica Parker.
She is not what I would call beautiful, but she IS indeed "pretty". She has a sincere smile, and an earthiness about her that is refreshing coming out of Hollywood.
She isnt ugly, but shes definitely not that pretty.She's just kind of average I guess.
KIM MASTERS IS A MUTT.... WHO IS SHE TO TALK.
What an outrageously inconsiderate and mean thing to say. Beauty comes in all shapes, sizes, ages, colors, and ethnicities. While she mahy not be beautiful in a classical American sense – Marilyn Monroe of Farrah Fawcett, she certainly is not "ugly".
She's pretty.
I wonder if she likes sausage in the can?
Well, there is a reason Kim Masters is in radio.
Yeah – the radio host who never shows her ugly face anywhere saying a movie star isn't pretty? Tell you what, I will make a blind bet – Hillary is hotter than the host by leaps and bounds, and I've never seen the host.
I'd do her.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, however, like buttholes, everyone has one. Radio woman sure has a big one too!
And just who has the right to judge what beauty is. Hillary is just as beautiful as the next person.
Is that her with Hilary in the picture when you click on the link? If so, SHE LOOKS LIKE GOLLUM from Lord of the Rings! you don't have any friends, kim masters; nobody likes you.
Hilary is beautiful, maybe not in the textbook version of beautiful, but beautiful none the least. she is a wonderful actress and unique. go girl
Good old LA. Nothing but fake, heartless, plastic figures walking around.
Good old NY. Nothing but conceited, materialistic, money grubbing vultures hovering around.
Respect to Hilary for a classy response. I can't see why a toad like Kim Masters would say that... Just rude.
Hilary is a beautiful woman! and a great actress! She has not been rebuilt like so many hollywood women. And to IEAT, obvoiusly you have never seen Angelina Jolie in "Changeling"...nothing about being pretty and a great, though disturbing, movie!
She looks like female version of matt damon ;)....hmmm could be brother and sister
She is gorgeous! My wife looks just like her š
How rude! Regardless of your opinion of a person you don't say that.
She's not pretty...she's BEAUTIFUL! How can someone say such a thing...she's one of Hollywood's classiest and Humble stars and amazingly beautiful...IMO!
I think she is beautiful.... there is something about her
Not only is Hilary beautiful, she also has character and class.
Yes, something the report is lacking.
Its all in the eye of the beholder
Thank you, Art! I've been scrolling for an eternity wondering when I was going to find someone with enough sense to know that their opinion is the end-all, be-all in opinions.
Wake up people...beauty is like art (no pun intended!), we don't always agree that it is great...
let's all write to the radio station and get this pig of a DJ off the air!!!
Hillary, you are beautiful!!!!!!!!!!
And you must be blind.....she isn't ugly, but beautiful she aint...
There is no such thing as an ugly person, just ugly personalities.
Kim Masters is a subject matter expert, she has a face for radio
@Matthew: YOU are beautiful. If only everyone encompassed your kind of open heart.... For the avoidance of doubt, beauty is far more than just a face or body. Unless of course, one is just terribly shallow and can only define beauty as a lovely face or body. Ever meet a physically beautiful person only to be completely turned off by their narcissistic personality or rude behavior? How beautiful is that? I do think Hillary is a beautiful and gracious woman. And, one hell of an actress.
Great actress but I agree she just aint that pretty. Actually she's just an ok actress.
What? A 2-time Oscar winner is an "OK" actress...wake up bro!
Let me say that Kim Masters should never have said that. And we wonder why our kids have self esteem "issues". I have not believe that someone would flat out say that someone is not pretty. EVERYONE is beautiful in their own way and NO ONE should ever tell someone that. I'm ashamed to know that there are people our there, like Kim, who think they are in a position to make a comment like that. Shame on you!
Hillary has a look that says it all have You even seen the so called beautiful movie stars without make up on this girl is natural and shes has a tom boy look personally i find her gorgoues and with that hammer 4 a bod woo woo woo keep up the great work Hillary and You look just fine .
Hilary, come back to your family. Marc Anthony and Sarah Jessica Parker are waiting for you to come home for dinner. Tonight's menu is probably a huge bundle of hay... hope that's okay with you.
I dont think she meant she was ugly, I think was was hinting to the fact that she really is not as pretty as the other hollywood stars her age, eg, Charlise Theron, But she def isnt ugly!
Kim Masters looks like Al Pacino in drag.
CNN is reporting the juice, they aren't reporting the fact that Kim Masters IMMEDIATELY apologized, and said she didn't mean to imply that she wasn't "pretty", she was referring to the fact that it seems alot of the good movie roles are going to the "pretty" girls (aka hot chicks whose acting abilities are suspect). I think she was referring to the likes of Jennifer Aniston, Kristen Stewart, Miley Cyrus, and others of their ilk.
You're putting Kristen Stewart in that category? Really?
Hilary is a class act and handled that hurtful comment perfectly. It amazes me how other people think their opinion (the radio host in this case) are everyone elses opinion. Hilary is beautiful for sure and it's a beauty beyond the superficial. A true beauty, the kind that doesn't have a shelf life.
WOW....Kim Masters....What a HAG
Hillary isn't pretty but she is attractive. She is also a very beautiful person and her reply to the talk show host proves that.
Hilary is not your typical Hollywood glamor girl. She even agreed with the host. " Who walks around like that anyways."
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How Rude!
....and that's why she works in Radio, and not as a movie star.
Good Actress. Just different enough from the Hollywood'esque "Barbies" to make her incredibly interesting. I'll always watch her movies...because she plays to the part. Too many actors (ahem, Cruise, Pitt, Jolie) are basically a thin skin away from the same person in each role.
Gotta love her.
Uh, google "Kim Masters" and the radio call letters and you'll see that not only is she no prize winner, Hillary is soooo much prettier than Kim.
Ya heard?
1st thought that popped in my head ... 'finally, someone said it' ... Hilary is not pretty, that's a fact ... the radio host was an idiot for saying something that was not 'polite' and Hilary's response was dead on ...... Meryl is HOTT and she's pretty .....
I just saw a picture of Kim Masters who made this comment – talk about gettin' hit with the ugly stick...where did KCRW find her? Working a Tilt-A-Whirl at a carnival?
Well this was out in L.A. where many women are more plastic than human. She is very pretty.
She should have replied, "compared to you though I am a 10"
Hillary is a beautiful woman!! The only horse face out there is Sarah Jessica Parker!!
Wow, talk about missing the point. The Radio Host wasn't saying she isn't attractive, if you read the context of the situation, you'll see that she's telling her that she doesn't land the rolls that call for the typical "bombshell" type actress...she trades on her acting ability, not on her physical appearance.
Calm down people...put away the pitchforks and torches.
Hilary is smart enough to know how others look at her – she would not have even tried to become an actress if it bothered her : let alone an oscar winning actress. I think the radio host is pretty dense.
yeah, she's got that 'pit-bull' face thing going...cute, but definitely not pretty
She is not beautiful but she is a wonderful lady and that counts
At best, she is striking. At worst, well she looks like Steven Tyler.
It's not being a loser to tell the truth.
Thats the kind of thing losers say to successful people to try to make them feel bad.
Why does every actress have to be pretty. Let's face it most people are average looking anyway so let the movies reflect that. Why is it okay for men to look like "what the cat dragged in" but women must be drop dead gorgeous? Look at William H. Macy, Lyle Lovett, Tom Hanks and Randy Quaid just to name a few....
She may be ugly but I love her two oscars and that beautiful bank account.
Kim Masters is ugly, because of her statement, if you have to resort to insulting your guest, no wonder you have a radio show and not a TV show!!!!!
Funny that the person calling someone "not pretty" has a career in RADIO.
I would take Hilary on a date any time. I would be very proud to walk along side with her.
But if she is married or have a boyfriend, i will pass then. I date only single women. Sorry Hilary.
Meryl Streep is a good looking woman.
Hey Hilary, I'd be honored and flattered to have you at my side on any occasion. You're gorgeous.
That 'host' should be fired–after issuing her an apology.
hillary's response.....i have 2 academy awards. what do YOU have, you biotch?????
I personally think that she's beautiful, the picture that has been added to this blurb isn't that fetching buuut I think that she's a 10 out of 10.
Yay! Way to put that reporter in their place. Good response Hilary!
Come on people...she was saying "pretty" girl...
I think this actually gives them more roles. Pretty girls can only play pretty girls. When is the last time you see Angelina Jolie play any other characters? When Angelina Jolie gets into her 40s, she will not be able to play the bad-a$$ chick nor can she play a pretty damsel in distress or any role like that either, while Hilary can play roles that are not restricted by looks but character.
Hey Kimmy... he who hasn't sinned cast the first stone babe... learn it... read it... abide by it... you rude cow!!!
ROFL
I think the radio host was trying to say that Hilary isn't your average glamor girl in Hollywood. It just came out really rude. Hilary played it off nicely though. Class act.
I guess Hilary heard what she wanted to hear. Although, I gotta agree with the radio host. She is NOT a pretty girl.
It's not that she heard what she wanted to hear–she just did a super job at rescuing the interview from becoming something ugly, which she is not. She had to think fast and respond quickly. I can't believe the interviewer would say such a thing. No tact, no class. Maybe Kim Masters is in the habit of being nasty in the comments sections like some of you and forgot for the moment that she's not anonymous when she's on the air. Rude is rude, whether or not you're anonymous. Hilary is not an Anjelina Jolie type, but she is very pretty, makes fabulous choices for red carpet time, and she's a wonderful actress. The haters out there wouldn't say one negative word to her face, but they certainly know how to spill their poison here.
Ok am I the only one that thinks Jolie isn't that great to look at? Everyone has types... I can't get past Jolie's lips, to me it looks bad. Hillary on the other hand is actually more my type, seems like someone you'd actually meet.
IMO there are way 'uglier' people in hollywood than Hillary. One has spent 4 Mil on plastic surgery look her up if you dare but she has been referred to as a villian from thundercats her name is Jocelyn Widenstein. Now that is like going from humans to monsters but I know people like lil kim, so maybe look at what she's like now. I question your sanity if you can call hillary ugly, and still use the same term for lil kim or Jocelyn Widenstein.
That's probably why Kim works on the radio. She probably has a face for it, huh?
Yes, all people who work in radio do it because they are too ugly for TV, known fact.
And this from someone who is fugly. What a joke.
Yes because we know only pretty people can tell the truth
I've always thought she looked like Matt Damon.
what a classy response. Not only was she joking and down to earth, but she tried to bail out kim.
What?! That woman is hot!
Speaking as a guy with 58 years experience in this field; Hilary, you are gorgeous, inside and out, don't let anybody say you're not. I know what I'm talking about.
So what's the name of the host and where can I find him?
I think Hilary is quite attractive, she isn't a beauty queen but she's far from ugly (that goes for Meryl too). I also think she can and should go kick the crap outta Kim Masters... š
'Cause Kim Masters knows that only exceptionally gorgeous people work on radio...
I agree, Kim Masters is probably a real ugly person herself. She is ugly for saying that about an Oscar Winner, Kim Masters is nothing compared to Hilary, NOTHING!
Morons, she's referring to her not being a "stereotypically pretty but dumb" actress, a "pretty girl." It's a complement. People really are dumber than sacks of hammers these days.
My thought exactly– it's the equivalent of telling a guy he's not just a "prettyboy." There is no story here at all– just a purposefully misleading headline.
"Dumber than sacks of hammers"...do you mean that as a compliment?
Perhaps....but whereas a man would find it a complement to be told they're not a "prettyboy", I have yet to met a woman who feels flattered to hear that they're not a pretty girl. The DJ showed absolute lack of class in making this comment and should have known better and have chosen her words more wisely.
the host of the radio show is jealous cause only ugly people are on the radio .that s why the host is on the radio shes ugly.
I should be so lucky to have a woman that "not pretty" on my arm.
Hey Kim Masters, you really shouldn't be commenting on anyones look, have you checked a mirror out lately?
Kim Masters is extremely thoughtless and rude. Was she projecting her own insecurity? Check out a photo of her, I'd say it was a pretty nervy remark.
I agree with you Kren and think that lady was projecting her insecurities ....but sound it mean and unkind...kind of bitter.
Kim Masters wasn't being rude although it seems many people think it came off that way. Obviously in Hollywood, if they can't get the pretty star for the role, the want her "type". Many a producer will say, get me a Halle Berry type or Megan
Fox type. No one is saying Hillary of Meryl are ugly, but they get roles not because they're pretty but because they have depths of talents very few people will ever know or possess. No casting director or producer wants someone who looks like Meryl Streep, they want someone who can act like Meryl Streep.
Kim Masters: Plastic Surgery Disasters 7 on FOX? Seriously, her face is kinda incongruous.
I would have had to hear the way it was said and the influctuation in her voice to make a real determination. However, with that said, just reading what the dj said seems rather uncalled for and rude. Granted, she's not gorgeous but she's certainly not ugly.
Looking at the pics it's the pot calling the kettle black. No wonder Kim is in radio, she has the face for it.
As you said, it depends on context and infection. I say things to my wife in fun that would get many men a knife in their ribs. But, she and I have been together for a long, long time and our playful jabs sound like the old Lockhorns comic strip.
How is it that neither one of you could use the right word? The word you are looking for is 'inflection'. Do you not spell check or proof-read yourselves after mashing your hands on the keyboard?
Influcuation? Is that in the Sarah Palin Dictionary, along with refudiate?
I'm glad that others noted the issue with "influctuation". Isn't it grand to live in a society where we make up our own words? I think I'd rather put random people to the test with "What's the difference between flammable, inflammable, and non-flammable?"
Vivian, you are SO right. Sounds like kimmy needs a job where all she has to ask is "Do you want fries with that?"
That was a little rude. Doesnt sound like she meant it as an insult though.
No, she had enough class not to act that way. It was insulting, it lacked gallantry and it was cheap.