"I was so afraid that you would do such a good job that then people - it was this irrational like 5-year-old fear of, 'Oh no, now everybody's going to like [her],'"
"I remember you so generously said to me early on, you were so assuring of like, 'We're not giving her the Marcia Clark treatment.'"
"I think that it was a very difficult thing for you to sort of be sitting inside and trying to balance your producorial responsibilities or your desire to sort of want to make sure that certain truths were being told."
"I think any amount of humanity coming out into the world towards Linda would be uncomfortable for you, as well it should be, you know what I mean? 'I am truly proud of the work'"
Monica Lewinsky expressed fear that Sarah Paulson’s portrayal of Linda Tripp in Impeachment: American Crime Story would humanize Tripp and alter public perception. Lewinsky worried the dramatization might rewrite the scandal and present Tripp more positively. Lewinsky described her reaction as an irrational, childlike panic about audiences beginning to like Tripp. Sarah Paulson acknowledged that any display of humanity toward Tripp could be uncomfortable for Lewinsky and called Lewinsky’s worry a natural fear. Paulson said it was difficult for Lewinsky to balance producorial responsibilities with ensuring certain truths were told, and Paulson said she felt proud of the work.
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