GLAMOUR: When it comes to the women who have joined for the And Just Like That… chapter, what do you think they’ve brought to the Sex and the City universe that already exists?

SJP: Richness, intelligence, beauty, perspective, a sort of colour and musical note that just didn’t exist for us, in our orchestra, it was like the missing instruments. And they both come with these very big, important, rich careers, in advance of saying yes to us, which I wasn’t even sure they would…

I just love them. I mean, I love this cast, and I think we all feel so lucky that they’re here, and they’re both so good. I saw Nicole Ari Parker in a play last season, she’s just really talented, and Sarita, her whole career…

What do you have to say to critics who have said that And Just Like That… is not as good as Sex and the City?

SJP: They said the show [Sex and the City] wasn’t good originally, that’s what I’ve heard, that’s what I blame. Sex and the City wasn’t embraced by critics. People have a different perspective now. I don’t know, we’ve never written a show, produced a show, worked on a show, with hopes that it would be beloved, embraced, well thought of, by any but an audience. I don’t want to read [reviews], any of them. I think you have to do your best work, and not be craven about any of it, or manipulative, or goal-oriented, or result-oriented. I think it’s a real point of pride that we’ve always been bold and brave, and told big stories and little ones and painful stories, and have a character who’s made pretty big graphic mistakes, and been really decent, generous, and loving and fallen short. And it’s so interesting that just more often than not, that’s not allowed in a woman, but a man can be a murderer, mobster, gang leader.

GLAMOUR: It’s interesting that Sex and the City was and remains so loved by fans but you remember critics not feeling the same…

SJP: What is their point of view, and how interested are they in women’s stories? I’ve always just worked hard, and tried to do great work.

GLAMOUR: What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learned from playing Carrie?

SJP: I don’t know that I learned lessons from playing Carrie, nor have I learned from playing Sarah Sanderson [in Hocus Pocus], you know what I’m saying? But there’s things that I admire about her, that I envy.

Meghan Marin