After just earning a best actress Golden Globe nomination for her breakout role in the movie "Trainwreck," actress and comedian Amy Schumer should already be in cloud nine.
However, the actress feels a tinge of sadness mixed with the happiness of her accomplishment, since a mass shooting held last July claimed the lives of two audience members who were watching "Trainwreck" in Louisiana.
"When the shooting happened in Lafayette, and Mayci Breaux and Jillian Johnson died, I was just completely heartbroken," Schumer told The Hollywood Reporter. "I was like, 'I wish I never even made this movie.' I was having these thoughts where I was just so upset."
However, Schumer decided not just to dwell in regret and sadness, and resolved to do something about gun violence.
"And then I was like, 'No, this is a call for me to get involved and do what I can.' It's been really frustrating, but I really think we can end gun violence at the level it's at. I feel like I'm helping, and I want to keep helping. I would rather not have to be involved and have everything be great already. But I'm proud to be saying what I believe in," she said.
Schumer has joined fellow actresses Sofia Vergara, Jennifer Aniston, and many others in calling for legislative action to support the campaign called Everytown for Gun Safety. After the tragic San Bernardino, California shooting, the actress feels more than ever the need for the community to join forces in the fight against gun violence.
Of course, the giddiness of her nomination is not lost on Schumer, who happily shared, "Yay, I did it! I'm so excited!"
"I was in bed, and I woke up at 8:30 and thought I had missed it and realized I hadn't," she continued. "I opened my computer and went to the Golden Globes website, and America Ferrara was just beginning to call us, and I love her. And then Dennis Quaid said (my name), and he's my friend. I started tearing up."
The first message of congratulations she received came from comedian Chris Rock. "He said: 'Golden Globes, (expletive)!'" Schumer laughingly recounted.
After revelling in all the excitement, it was later back to work for Schumer. "I'm going to box in 10 minutes, then off to the writer's room for my show (Comedy Central's 'Inside Amy Schumer')," she said. "It's a perfect way to celebrate."
