Lara Flynn Boyle Says She Never Left Hollywood, Doesn't Want to Be Called a Comeback Star

Lara Flynn Boyle is speaking out in a rare interview!

The 54-year-old actress has stayed out of the spotlight for the past two decades and she’s finally back on the big screen this summer in a new movie.

Lara took a step back from acting roles after getting married to Donald Ray Thomas in 2006, but she insists that she never left Hollywood.

“I love Hollywood. I love everything about Hollywood,” Lara told People. Amid negative attention from tabloids in the early 2000s, she says she never wanted to leave the industry.

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“I never wanted to bow out. Any moment I was feeling down or sorry for myself, I made sure I did not complain,” she said. “My mom used to sometimes bring me articles about other actresses to show me I’m not the only one getting a raw deal.”

Lara is starring in the new movie Mother, Couch this summer and she doesn’t want to be considered to be making a comeback.

“You don’t want an article to read, ‘Boyle’s Second Chance’ or ‘Look Who’s Back,’” she said. “I’m right here.”

Lara also shot down the assertion that Hollywood is more inclusive these days.

“Not at all,” she said. “The thing that gets my goat is when actresses talk about ageism in Hollywood. Ageism is human nature. It’s not Hollywood’s fault. It’s all of our fault. Myself included. I like looking at pretty people on the camera.”

Read what Lara said in another rare interview from three years ago.