Gwyneth Paltrow isn’t known for her generosity, but the Goop-y actress has decided to end 2014 by graciously making herself the butt of the year’s funniest joke.
It’s been a rough 12 months for Gwinnie. In March, she separated from Chris Martin (and gave us the unintentionally hilarious phrase “conscious uncoupling” in the process).
Martin began dating Jennifer Lawrence almost immediately after the breakup, which must’ve sucked for the famously egotistical Paltrow.
To make matters worse, it was around this time that Gwyneth was on the receiving end of an epic smackdown in her feud with Martha Stewart. (Yes, that Martha Stewart.)
Like we said, not an easy year.
Still, none of that is as unfortunate as Paltrow’s latest interview with Bazaar, in which she claims (presumably with a straight face) to be a self-made woman who made her own way in the world:
“My father was totally self-made,” Paltrow says. “My father always said, ‘The day you leave, that’s it. You’re not getting anything.’ He was so hardcore about me making my own way.”
“I’ve earned everything myself, and I’ve never taken any money from anyone. My father really pounded that into me so that I got the message.”
Hear that? Gwinnie did it all on her own, so what’s your problem, loser?
Sure, her mother is the acclaimed actress Blythe Danner, and her father was one of the most successful television producers of the 80s and 90s, but she totally broke into Hollywood in her early 20s without any help from anyone!
So if you call your parents tonight to wish them a happy new year, make sure you also ask why they weren’t more “hardcore” with you so you that you could grow up to be a self-made badass from da streetz like Gwyneth Paltrow.