Actress Amanda Seyfried calls socialism a ‘gorgeous idea’ on Variety podcast
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Actress Amanda Seyfried called socialism a “fabulous idea” during a podcast on Friday and said the word means “taking care of each other.”
During a conversation in Variety “Awards Circuit” podcastSeyfried talked about what the word socialism meant to her as she and host Michael Schneider lamented the state of the country. The duo acknowledged they did not want to leave the United States following controversy over their role in “The Testament of Ann Lee,” a musical about Ann Lee, the founder of the Shakers religious movement.
“We put ourselves out there, and then I keep thinking, thank God we talk about Ann Lee so much because there’s a direct correlation between what she created and what we’re missing,” Seyfried said during the podcast. “What if we don’t all have an agenda? What if our agenda is to take care of each other? Socialism is a great idea, and I know it doesn’t work perfectly.”
People also don’t know what the word actually means, Schneider said.
Amanda Seyfried attended the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Speeches held in New York on December 10, 2025. (Dominik Bindl/Getty Images)
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“For me, it’s about taking care of each other. If I have more money, I can spend more money on other people. Right?” said Seyfried.
Schneider later brought up 9/11 during the discussion and said there was a sense of unity in its aftermath, with everyone supporting each other.
Seyfried agreed and added, “Everyone left everything for each other. People sacrificed their lives in this world without even thinking.”
“And it doesn’t take a meteor to hit or a house to burn down to give up everything for each other. That’s just how we are as human beings,” he added.
Amanda Seyfried attended the New York screening of “The Housemaid” at 787 Seventh Ave on December 02, 2025 in New York City. (Manoli Figetakis/WireImage)
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The actress said in another recent interview that she will not apologize for calling the Turning Point USA founder. Charlie Kirk “hateful” was used in an Instagram post shortly after the assassination in September.
speaking with “Who’s Wearing What?The “Mean Girls” actress opened up about the backlash she faced in an interview published on Dec. 10, but refused to back down from her original comments.
Amanda Seyfried tried to clarify her comments about Charlie Kirk after her post received a reaction. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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“I don’t apologize for this,” Seyfried said. “I mean, for God’s sake, I commented on something. I said something that was based on actual reality, real footage, and real quotes. What I said was pretty factual, and of course I have an opinion. Thank God for Instagram. I was able to give some clarity, and it was about taking my voice back because I felt like it had been stolen and recontextualized — which is what people do, of course.”
He added how he had to remember to “hold on” [her] “move on” regarding politics.
Fox News’ Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.
