Andrew Garfield Reveals His Opinion on Actors Getting Botox After Viral Debate Over Stars with ‘Frozen Faces’

Catherine SantinoTue, August 25, 2026 at 8:35 PM UTC

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Andrew Garfield revealed his opinion on actors getting Botox after viral debate about the injectable inhibiting emotional performances

“I understand that we’re in a society where there is a pressure to do stuff to the faces,” the actor said in a Vanity Fair lie detector test interview

Many actors have opened up about their experiences with Botox, with some denouncing the injectable

Andrew Garfield is weighing in on the viral Botox debate.

After internet chatter circulated about the injectable inhibiting actors from giving emotional performances, Garfield shared his opinion on the subject.

During a Vanity Fair lie detector test interview published on Thursday, Aug. 20, his Magic Faraway Tree costar Claire Foy asked if he thinks Botox is “preventing” actors from showing their emotions.

“Oh god, that’s tricky,” Garfield, 43, replied. “I want to tread a bit carefully here, because I have, obviously, a very particular belief that it would be great if we lived in a society where no one felt the pressure to do anything to their faces.”

He continued, “But, unfortunately, I understand that we’re in a society where there is a pressure to do stuff to the faces — especially for the women.”

Andrew Garfield.Credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty

Foy, 42, followed up by asking, “Do you think that actors doing things to their faces is the reason why other people do things to their faces?”

Garfield admitted that actors have a certain “responsibility.”

“I think, for better or worse, people look to people in the public eye to decide what the norm is, or what is quote-unquote ‘aspirational,’” he replied. “... Yeah, I think there is a responsibility that we have, being in the public eye, to take care of our faces in a natural way.”

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Many actors have opened up about their experiences with Botox, with some denouncing the injectable.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published in March, Lisa Kudrow said she’s done with Botox after experiencing strange side effects.

“I think it contributed to my eye irritation and this weird pattern on my forehead, so I’m probably done with it now anyway,” Kudrow, 63, said, revealing that she got Botox for the first time at age 60.

Sydney Sweeney previously shared that she was told to get Botox at 16 years old.

Speaking with Variety in an interview published in October 2025, the Emmy-nominated actress revealed the criticism she was hit with about her appearance, particularly her “very strong eyebrow muscles,” before making it big in Hollywood.

“I had someone tell me to fix my face or else I’m not going to make it. I should get Botox. I was 16!” the Euphoria star said. Sweeney went on to explain that she’d even get ignored during her calls. “Or I’m in a casting and I’m reading my scene and the casting director is eating a bag of chips, and I’m like, ‘You’re not paying attention at all.’ ”

The star added that she’s never had any work done and plans to “age gracefully.”

“I’ve never gotten anything done. I’m absolutely terrified of needles. No tattoos. Nothing. I’m going to age gracefully,” said Sweeney.

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