Miley Cyrus Explains Why She Isn’t 'Overly Passionate' About Becoming a Mom

This week, Miley Cyrus discussed her development as an artist over the years on an episode of The Interview podcast by The New York Times with Lulu Garcia-Navarro, from her time as a child star to now. In one segment, Cyrus explained how she makes business decisions; specifically, she shared why she is one of few pop stars on her level who doesn’t have her own makeup line.

“My stepdad asked me the other day, ‘Why are you the only one without a makeup line?’” Cyrus shared. “I was like, ‘Cause that’s not my passion.’ He goes, ‘That’s the right answer.’ And it made so much sense. It’s like, ‘I don’t have a makeup line because I’m not a makeup artist.’”

She connected the thought to questions about becoming a parent, saying, “I feel that way about motherhood. It’s just never been something that I’ve been overly passionate about. It’s a lot of responsibility and devotion and energy, and if you’re not passionate about that, I don’t know how you do sleepless nights and 18 years of what my mom dealt with.”

But Cyrus doesn’t seem to hold any negative opinions about the musical artists who are also passionate about makeup (or parenthood). She discussed her friendship with pop star Ariana Grande, who has her own line, r.e.m. beauty. The two have bonded over their challenging experiences with acting as children, which Cyrus said she has been working on with EMDR therapy.

“Ariana says there should be therapy for child actors, and I totally agree,” said Cyrus. “There should be a weekly check-in. I’ve been doing very consistent therapy since I was 17 or 18 years old, so I think I’ve cleared up a lot of the feelings that I had about being a child star, and now I don’t notice it so much because I don’t notice it in me.”

She continued, “I guess the only thing I notice is when people are working too hard. I met Sabrina Carpenter a couple of times, and every time I see her I have the urge to ask her if she’s okay. I know what it feels like to fry yourself, and I don’t want anyone else to get fried. But I like all the new girls. I think they’re all unique and are very found.”