Naomi Watts Vs. Hollywood: "They Told Me To Work As Long As I Can As Long As I'm Able"

Naomi WattsToday she is a beautiful 54 year old. The Australian actress, after a long education in her own country, rose to international fame in 2001 at the age of 33 thanks to David Lynch. The leading role in Mulholland Drive had made her one of the stars Hollywood, who gave her so much but also caused her more than pain. And today, after more than twenty years, the actress decides to remove a few pebbles from her shoe.

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Naomi Watts: ‘They told me to work hard while I was sk**able’

In an interview with Entertainment WeeklyIn fact, Naomi Watts has revealed some unwanted advice that some Hollywood producers have given her. “They told me: ‘Now you’re famous, take the opportunity to work a lot in the next few years, after 40 the decline begins because you’re no longer able to show’. A surprising sentence, at least at the beginning” – explains the actress – “At first I was like, “But what does that mean?”. Then I thought about it and said to myself, ‘Ok, if you’re not reproductive and certain organs stop working, you’re not sexy anymore and that’s why they won’t hire you’. That made me riot. ‘

The Bitterness by Naomi Watts

21 years after her international success, Naomi Watts has had a glorious career, with two Oscar nominations for 21 Grams and The Impossible. He owes a lot to Hollywood, but says he can’t accept the underlying sexism of the world’s largest film industry. “The basic premise is that men mature, women age. Unfortunately, this has to be accepted in a way, as well as other situations. In general, women are asked a lot more than men” – the words of the actress, who now stars in ‘The Watcher,’ a Netflix series directed by Ryan Murphy – “You never say, ‘Look at how old he is Actor is he is, he has all white hair “. And when they say it, it’s like: “Now it’s more fascinating and desirable”. Experience seems to be of value only for men, but it is also worthwhile for women. In my age, my colleagues should be proud of their careers.”