Jennette McCurdy admits Hollywood rewards dishonesty, calls industry ‘horrifying’

Jennette McCurdy details childhood trauma and mother's manipulation that pushed her into acting on Nickelodeon's "iCarly" and "Sam & Cat."

"It's really interesting because, for writing, you're really rewarded for being truthful," McCurdy said during an episode of "Call Her Daddy." "And, you know, I'm show running and … executive producing ['I'm Glad My Mom Died']. And producing, you're kind of rewarded for not being truthful. So it's a lot of like, okay, how can we tell this person one thing but kind of do another? I won't lie, it's been challenging navigating the politics of it. And I feel much more connected to my books. Like I'm so, so much more excited about talking about ‘Half His Age,’ because that's something that's 100% what I have chosen. That's 100% every decision that was made in the process of this is something that I believe in and something that I support and something that I love."

"There's no games involved," she added. "There's no chess match involved. It's just, 'Hey, here's my heart. Take it or leave it.'"