( CNN ) -- `` Sex and the City 's '' Mr. Big always did have a bad habit of putting his foot in his mouth . While doing press for his work with Chivas Regal Extra Scotch , the actor who played that wealthy gent on HBO 's iconic series apparently tried to make a joke that 's not likely to go over well among `` SATC '' fans . While speaking with Australian outlet News.com.au , Noth dropped this comment about the charming but manipulative Mr. Big and his relationship with Sarah Jessica Parker 's romance-loving Carrie Bradshaw : . `` He was what he was . One of the things I tell people is that he never tried to pretend he was anything other than what he was , '' Noth said . `` It was ( Carrie ) who tried to pretend he was something he was n't . He was always honest about himself ; he never cheated on her . The relationship just did n't work , and he went on to get married while she went on to ... how many boyfriends did she have ? She was such a whore ! There 's a misconception that Carrie was a victim of him , and that 's not the case . She was a strong , smart woman . '' News.com.au notes that Noth made his remark about the Carrie Bradshaw character with a laugh , which would indicate that the actor was being facetious . As Salon points out , the triumph of `` Sex and the City '' -- and what made it a landmark program during its six-season run -- was Carrie Bradshaw 's navigation of being single and all the elation , struggle , boyfriends and one-night-stands that came with it . For once , the idea of getting married was just one of life 's many questions for a 30-something woman , not the explicit goal . Questionable humor aside , Noth was more serious about how theshow affected his beloved city , New York . `` The New York that 'Sex and the City ' depicted is not the New York that I love , '' Noth said . `` New York was a much bigger , more interesting place than just fashion and glitz and all that crap . It 's become its own nightmare . ... Manhattan used to have a real rainbow coalition of class and ethnicity , but it 's being pushed out . It 's almost like New York became the ( fantasy ) city that 'Sex and the City ' depicted , which I find particularly boring . '' A third movie based on the long-running show is rumored to be in the works . Sarah Jessica Parker teams up with Manolo Blahnik CEO .
Chris Noth made a questionable joke in an Australian paper . Comment: He also is n't happy with how `` Sex and the City '' depicted New York .