Tiffany Haddish has a wonderful feature in the current issue of Harper’s Bazaar. They dressed her up like Holly Golightly from Breakfast at Tiffany’s and she says in the piece that she was completely delighted with the concept. She even posed with an orange cat, just like Holly’s cat in the movie. The interview is classic Tiffany – she’s funny as hell and name-dropping like crazy. I love that no matter how famous she gets, she’s still excited about meeting other famous people and talking about them in interviews:
Interacting with her fans in person: “I don’t mind anybody talking to me, but if I’m eating, that makes me mad because I have a serious relationship with food. When people come over to me when I’m eating, I’m always surprised they’re not like, ‘Tiffany Haddish is an evil bitch.’”
Getting bat mitzvahed on her 40th birthday: It was no ordinary bat mitzvah: Sarah Silverman’s rabbi sister, Susan Silverman, officiated the ceremony; Billy Crystal, Jimmy Kimmel, and Chelsea Handler were among the guests; and Barbra Streisand gave her a gold Star of David necklace, which she is wearing when we meet. “I learned Hebrew and everything. I was doing those bar mitzvahs for like 11 years, so I was always learning things.”
How she was introduced to PopSockets: “Taylor Swift was the first one that got me into these things. She was like, ‘Here, get some memorabilia from my concert.’ I was like, ‘What is this?’ And she was like, ‘You put it on your cell phone.’”
On Brad Pitt’s promise, in 2018, that they would get together in one year if they were both single: Haddish says she saw Pitt almost exactly one year after their elevator encounter at a party. “You could tell he was scared of me. He was like, ‘Oh, sh-t, Tiffany Haddish is here,’ and doing his eyes shifty. I was like, ‘Ain’t nobody f–king with you. You’ve got too many kids.’ Men got to work for it, you know? They like the hunt. Can’t make it too easy.”
On Meryl Streep being a role model: “She smells like success. She introduced me to Steven Spielberg. I was bowing and stuff: ‘Hello, Mr. Spielberg.’ He was like, ‘You are so delightful. I just love it. You are so funny. You really bring great energy to a room.’ I was like, ‘Oh, thank you … I can do that on set too.’”
On how Salma Hayek Pinault helped her navigate how to speak up for herself on set: “She was telling me how to go about it. It was the best learning experience. I could’ve been fired that day. It very well could’ve been like, ‘Fire Tiffany. We’ll get somebody else.’ That was a chance that I was willing to take. You have to say what you believe. When you have that bad feeling, honor that because that’s the truth. Your emotions are your compass through life.”
I love that Barbra Streisand gave her a Star of David necklace. How did that even happen? Meaning, how did they even meet? That’s what’s crazy about Tiffany’s life right now – fame begets fame, and someone always knows someone. I’m sure Tiffany was just like “I wish I could meet Barbra Streisand,” and someone was like “oh, I know Babs, I’ll introduce you.” What else… don’t hold your breath waiting for Spielberg to put Tiff in a movie, he seems to only do dude films these days. And the Brad Pitt stuff… I’ll admit it, if Brad started chasing Tiffany, it would make me so much more interested in him.
Photos courtesy of Eric Ray Davidson for Harper’s Bazaar, sent from promotional email.
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