Why did Anna Faris leave acting?
Anna Faris left her popular CBS sitcom, Mom, before the eighth and final season. At the time, Faris said she was leaving to pursue new opportunities, but now she’s opening up more about what made her step back from acting, which she says wasn’t a “conscious” choice at the time. At the time, she said she was leaving in order to pursue other opportunities. Sitcoms are incredibly surgical, and there’s not room for that kind of play. Everything is very choreographed. The dialogue is incredibly precise, she explained of her experience on Mom.