<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Jamie Lee Curtis needs 'to be protected' from Michael in 'Halloween Kills'"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><a target="_blank" href="/story/entertainment/movies/2021/10/14/halloween-kills-jamie-lee-curtis/8424140002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Jamie Lee Curtis</a> learned a hard lesson about assumptions after an embarrassing encounter with her <a target="_blank" href="/story/entertainment/movies/2019/11/26/knives-out-review-murder-most-enjoyable-daniel-craig-chris-evans/4294875002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">"Knives Out"</a> co-star <a target="_blank" href="/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/05/01/ben-affleck-ana-de-armas-cuddle-up-instagram-birthday-photos/3063093001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Ana de Armas</a>.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Speaking to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a40574846/ana-de-armas-interview-2022/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Elle</a> magazine for a story profiling de Armas on Wednesday, Curtis admitted she thought the <a target="_blank" href="/story/entertainment/movies/2022/06/16/blonde-movie-ana-de-armas-marilyn-monroe-trailer/7645782001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">"Blonde"</a> star, who is originally from Cuba, had only been in the United States for a brief time when they met while filming 2019's "Knives Out."</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">According to the outlet, de Armas, now 34, left Cuba for Spain at 18 and then moved to Los Angeles at 26.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">“I assumed — and I say this with real embarrassment — because she had come from Cuba, that she had just arrived," Curtis said. "I made an assumption that she was an inexperienced, unsophisticated young woman. That first day, I was like, ‘Oh, what are your dreams?' " </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The article notes Curtis asked that question because she wanted to help de Armas in her career. Curtis was hoping to introduce de Armas to Steven Spielberg to discuss playing Maria in his 2021 film "West Side Story." Curtis was also interested in connecting de Armas with her godchildren Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal.</p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:660px" data-g-r="lazy" src="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2022/07/14/USAT/b8bed16a-6980-44cd-9247-ce30bc470d57-Blank_2_Grids_Collage_2.png?width=660&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" srcset="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2022/07/14/USAT/b8bed16a-6980-44cd-9247-ce30bc470d57-Blank_2_Grids_Collage_2.png?width=1320&height=1320&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="Jamie Lee Curtis is sharing her embarrassing first impression of her "Knives Out" co-star Ana de Armas."/></figure><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">“She is not as fancy as maybe the advertisements would have you believe," Curtis added of de Armas. "She leans in, interested; talking to her is kind of give-and-take. She’s curious and asks a lot of questions."</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><a target="_blank" href="/story/entertainment/movies/2021/10/14/halloween-kills-jamie-lee-curtis/8424140002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a"><strong>'I'll say goodbye when I'm dead':</strong> Jamie Lee Curtis talks a hospitalized Laurie in 'Halloween Kills'</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">De Armas is set to star as Marilyn Monroe in the upcoming Netflix film "Blonde." Curtis, whose parents...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/07/13/jamie-lee-curtis-regrets-assuming-ana-de-armas-just-arrived-america/10055166002/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
