Amanda Seyfried Reveals She Passed on TV Show Due to Sex Scenes

Though she’ll never say never, noting, “Maybe if it came along again, maybe I’d be in a different space,” these days she can sum up her reticence simply: “I don’t wanna deal with being naked with a stranger.”

Plus, Seyfried—mom to kids Nina, 9, and Thomas, 6, with Thomas Sadoski, from whom she split earlier this year—is acutely aware her children are getting older. And as they get older, they’re nearing the ages where they’ll be more exposed to her work.

“I have kids now who are paying attention to what I do,” she explained, “so I have to be less of a pushover.”

And that boundary goes beyond what roles the Testament of Ann Lee star takes on—it also holds true for when her celebrity status begins to bleed into everyday life in Manhattan.

“Nina, my daughter, and I were walking across the street and a person on our side of the street asked for a picture,” Seyfried recalled. “And I looked at my daughter, and I said, ‘No, I’m sorry.’ And then we walked across the street and I was like, ‘How was that for you, Nina? Was that okay?’”

To which the 9-year-old responded, “‘I’m very proud of you, mama.’”

And for Seyfried, that put her boundaries into crystal-clear view.

“I’m with my kids, I say no,” she explained. “Whatever [they are] going through is more important than what I’m going through.”

As for filming X-rated scenes, Seyfried isn’t the only one who’s gotten candid about those roles. Read on for more.