- Christina Ricci said on the "WTF with Marc Maron" podcast that she wasn't good in "Casper."
- She recently showed the 1995 movie to her son and said her performance didn't seem believable.
Christina Ricci said she doesn't think much about her performance in the childhood classic "Casper."
The "Yellowjackets" star called her acting "terrible" on the "WTF with Marc Maron" podcast on Monday.
"If you actually watch 'Casper,' I'm terrible in it," she told host Marc Maron at the 40-minute mark.
Ricci, 42, was 13 years old when she played Kat in the 1995 movie. It was an adaptation based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost wherein Ricci's character Kat befriends the ghost.
"People get so upset when I say that. Because I'm like, 'No, it's a wonderful movie.' Because it's a childhood treasure to people. But I am terrible in it,'" she continued.
The Emmy-nominated actress went on to say how she recently showed "Casper" to her 8-year-old son Freddie Heerdegen. Rewatching the film, Ricci judged her own performance, calling her line readings unbelievable and telling Maron her work lacked commitment.
Ricci also told Maron that she was dealing with some personal issues that prevented her from doing the best she was capable of in the role.
"I was 13," Ricci explained to the comedian, "there was a lot going on in my life."
"Everything was very difficult. I was always annoyed, and I just don't think I tried very hard, to tell you the truth," she continued. "Embarrassingly, I don't think I tried as hard as maybe I should have."
Ricci shared that she eventually "cobbled together" acting methods without formal training by watching choices made by other actors. This included Cher, her former on-screen mom in the 1990 film "Mermaids."
"She walked me through different processes, it was really amazing," said Ricci.
Ricci also famously starred in the 1991 movie "The Addams Family" as well as 2021's "Yellowjackets," for which she received an Emmy nod. She'll be returning to "Yellowjackets" in season two and will appear in the upcoming "Addams Family"-related project, "Wednesday."
You can listen to Ricci on the "WTF with Marc Maron" podcast here.