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Sarah Paulson received the 2,829th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during a ceremony in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Officials from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce presented the Emmy Award-winning actress with the honour under the category of Television in recognition of her contribution to the entertainment industry. Addressing the crowd, Sarah recalled how she was inspired to pursue a career in acting after seeing the 1990 romantic comedy Pretty Woman and being particularly impressed by the scenes Julia Roberts shot on Hollywood Boulevard and Beverly Hills. ”I cannot believe I'm standing here. The Walk of Fame. This is, well, it's outlandish. I'm not saying I didn't dream of fame. I did. I used to walk around the High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan - the public schoo l I graduated from in 1993 - quoting lines from Julia Roberts movies, my locker plastered with pictures of her.” Sarah went on to joke that all it took was a stranger to tell her that she looked a little like Julia "in passing" for her to decide to take up acting. ”It was a short-lived quest, because of course, I hadn't considered that no one thought Julia Roberts' time was up. No one was looking for a poor man's version of her. She just got here herself. I had to come to grips with the painful reality that her career was hers and hers alone,” Elsewhere in her speech, Sarah gave a shout-out to Ryan Murphy, with whom she has collaborated on numerous FX shows, including nine seasons of American Horror Story, from 2011 to 2021. In addition, Sarah credited her family, friends, and longtime partner, Holland Taylor, for their ongoing support. Other guests in attendance at the ceremony included Amanda Peet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Niecy Nash, and Melanie Lynskey.
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