Jodie Foster has harshly criticized Generation Z, insisting they are work-shy and “annoying”.
The 61-year-old Oscar winner, known for mentoring rising stars in the film industry, said working with young actors is sometimes frustrating.
“They’re really annoying, especially in the workplace,” Foster told The Guardian.
“They say, 'No, I'm not feeling it today, I'll be there at 10:30.' Or in emails I tell them, 'This is all grammatically incorrect, haven't you checked your spelling?” And they say, “Why should I do that, isn’t that a limitation?”
When asked what she thinks young actors need to know, the actress added: “They need to learn to relax, not think about it so much and come up with something that's theirs.”
Jodie Foster has harshly criticized Generation Z, insisting they are work-shy and “annoying” (pictured in Los Angeles in April 2023)
“I can help them find what is so much more fun than being the protagonist of the story with all the pressure behind it.”
An example of her mentorship was asking Bella Ramsey, a non-binary star, to introduce her at Elle Magazine's Women in Hollywood celebration in November.
“I reached out to Bella because we had never met,” she explained.
“I want you to introduce me to this thing,” she told The Last of Us star.
The actress, who received Critics Choice and Golden Globe nominations for her role in Nyad, described the gathering as “a wonderful event about actors and people in the films, but it's also a big fashion thing.” who represents us.”
Bella arrived at the event in a charcoal gray double-breasted suit with a blue and white button-down and black shoes and no makeup.
Jodie praised the Game of Thrones star as a “vector of authenticity” while the rest of the crowd “wore heels and lashes.”
The actress asked The Last of US star Bella Ramsey to introduce her at the Elle Women in Hollywood event in November. She praised Bella as a “vector of authenticity” (pictured in Los Angeles in December 2023)
Jodie, seen here with co-star Annette Bening, was nominated for a Critics Choice Award and a Golden Globe for her performance in Nyad
Jodie, seen here with co-star Kali Reis, is one of the leads in the fourth season of HBO's True Detective: Night Country and plays the role of the fictional town's police chief in the crime drama, which premieres in January Ennis in Alaska 14
The mother of two sons, who she shares with former partner Cydney Bernard and co-parents with wife Alexandra Hedison, revealed she has had to deal with gender stereotypes in her own family.
“There was a moment with my older one when he was in high school where it was like he was figuring out what it meant to be a boy because he was raised by two women – three women,” she said .
The then-teenager turned to the media to get some ideas. “He was watching TV and decided, ‘Oh, I must just be an asshole. I understand. I have to be shitty to women and act like I'm behind.”'
“And I thought, ‘No. That's not what it means to be a man! That’s what our culture has sold you all along.”
Jodie, who recently claimed that Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese were “afraid” of her while working on “Taxi Driver,” is one of the protagonists in the fourth season of the HBO/MAX series “True Detective: Night Country.” and plays the role of the police chief there in the fictional town of Ennis, Alaska in the crime drama.
True Detective: Night Country will air on HBO and its streaming service MAX starting January 14th.