Jenna Ortega Admits The Original 'Beetlejuice' Gave Her The Heebie-Jeebies As A Kid
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The star of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" told the "Today" show she "was scared of everything" as a youngster.
Jenna Ortega may be known for her darker roles, but the star wasn’t always a fan of spooky things.
During a Monday appearance on the “Today” show, the “Wednesday” actor admitted that she “was scared of everything” as a child, including the original “Beetlejuice” movie.
Ortega, who now stars in “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” the highly anticipated sequel to the campy but creepy original 1988 Tim Burton film, told “Today” co-anchor Hoda Kotb that she had a complicated relationship with scary movies during her younger years.
“I was scared of ‘Beetlejuice.’ I loved the ‘Gremlins’ but I hated them at the same time,” Ortega said. “So I was always very confused, but I think I got older and I realized that excitement is the same as fear. So it’s like, when I’m scared, I can just tell myself I’m excited.”
“And you can do the same, vice versa, but I just try to place it somewhere else, because I hated being scared all the time,” she continued.
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