Léa Seydoux on why acting in Europe is “easier” than in Hollywood

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Léa Seydoux shared that she finds working as an actress “easier” in Europe than in America.

The French actress, who has also starred in a number of major Hollywood films, including the James Bond film ghost And No time to die, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol And Sand Dunes: Part Tworecently opened for Harper’s Bazaar UK About her experiences working in American projects.

“The industry in America… I find it hard on women,” Sidhu admitted. “It’s hard for women to grow old. I don’t want to be afraid of not being wanted or losing my contract. In America, it’s economic, and when it becomes a question of making money, you lose your freedom. I don’t feel comfortable with the fact that you have to decide all “Squares. Being a woman on screen is easier in Europe.”

but, the monster The actress added that she’s “really satisfied” with the roles she’s gotten throughout her Hollywood career so far, saying: “I take what I get!”

“I’m not disappointed,” she said. “It’s hard for someone who’s not very American to lead a movie in Hollywood.”

Sidhu said previously IndieWire One of the reasons she continues to look for roles in Hollywood is because she feels “people in America have more imagination.” But she admitted during her interview with Harper’s Bazaar UK She says she has “more freedom” as a European actress because it “suits her.”

“I’m not trying to be famous, I’m just trying to enjoy myself,” she said. “In America, you have to conform. I don’t want to fit into the system, I want the system to adapt to me!”

Sidhu is not the only actress to share her challenges in finding roles as a woman in Hollywood. Bridgerton said alum Phoebe Dynevor Evening standard Earlier this year, she said that “there aren’t as many parts” for women when reading scripts compared to male roles. “There is a lot of room for male actors,” she added at the time.

And also during Hollywood ReporterAt last year’s Actress Roundtable, Greta Lee pointed out Margot Robbie that Barbie The star started her own production company LuckyChap because “guys always had the best parts in the scripts she got,” Robbie asserts.