<p class="title">Sarah Jessica Parker says her "Sex and The City" co-star, Cynthia Nixon had confided in her about her decision to contest for New York governor post a month before she made the official announcement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 53-year-old actor praised Nixon, saying she is a "formidable" and "brave" candidate for the office, EW reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"She shared with me that she was going to announce about a month before. I was incredibly excited and proud of her. I think she's already been good for the conversation. This is what's exciting about primaries, right? People can inspire an incumbent to reconsider policy... Or just have a robust conversation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"She's formidable. She's incredibly bright. She's really brave. She's excited about this race, and it's challenging. But, she seems enormously energised and I think it's good for us to have a competitor - it's always good. A challenger is good," Parker said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She was speaking at a retrospective session on her career at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Parker had earlier released a short, straight statement after Nixon's announcement in which she almost stopped short of an endorsement for her co-actor, saying "Cynthia has been my friend and colleague since we were little girls. I look forward to talking to her about her New York state gubernatorial bid."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 51-year-old actor will be up against incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is running for his third term, in the Democratic primary to be held on September 13.</p>.<p class="bodytext">If elected, she would create history by becoming the first female and openly gay governor of New York.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Parker added Nixon has always been inclined towards activism but she did not anticipate her taking the gubernatorial plunge.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I didn't (anticipate) that she would seek a gubernatorial seat. She's been an activist her entire life. She loves this city, she's been involved in conversations about policies that have been really important to her for many years: education, public schools, housing... The larger issues that are part of conversations that affect us here (in the city) and upstate as well," she said.</p>
<p class="title">Sarah Jessica Parker says her "Sex and The City" co-star, Cynthia Nixon had confided in her about her decision to contest for New York governor post a month before she made the official announcement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 53-year-old actor praised Nixon, saying she is a "formidable" and "brave" candidate for the office, EW reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"She shared with me that she was going to announce about a month before. I was incredibly excited and proud of her. I think she's already been good for the conversation. This is what's exciting about primaries, right? People can inspire an incumbent to reconsider policy... Or just have a robust conversation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"She's formidable. She's incredibly bright. She's really brave. She's excited about this race, and it's challenging. But, she seems enormously energised and I think it's good for us to have a competitor - it's always good. A challenger is good," Parker said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She was speaking at a retrospective session on her career at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Parker had earlier released a short, straight statement after Nixon's announcement in which she almost stopped short of an endorsement for her co-actor, saying "Cynthia has been my friend and colleague since we were little girls. I look forward to talking to her about her New York state gubernatorial bid."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 51-year-old actor will be up against incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is running for his third term, in the Democratic primary to be held on September 13.</p>.<p class="bodytext">If elected, she would create history by becoming the first female and openly gay governor of New York.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Parker added Nixon has always been inclined towards activism but she did not anticipate her taking the gubernatorial plunge.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I didn't (anticipate) that she would seek a gubernatorial seat. She's been an activist her entire life. She loves this city, she's been involved in conversations about policies that have been really important to her for many years: education, public schools, housing... The larger issues that are part of conversations that affect us here (in the city) and upstate as well," she said.</p>