“Blade Runner” actress Sean Young reflects on her illustrious Hollywood career — she starred alongside Michael Douglas in “Wall Street” and Kevin Costner in “No Way Out,” among several other hits — as she stars in “Ode to the Wasp.” Woman” makes her Off-Broadway debut.
The 63-year-old actress played doomed 1950s B-movie star Susan Cabot in the piece and said she was reminded of her own hardships in Tinseltown in an interview with People published Tuesday.
“That’s actually what fascinates me about the piece,” she said. “I’ve had some of my own experiences with what the vicissitudes of Hollywood can do to people and the things it can do to them.”
Young, who also worked with Kevin Costner in “No Way Out,” added, “I’m really glad I survived everything I had to go through as a famous actress in my 20s and early 30s,” she was referring to in part on the decline of her career after she was replaced by Kim Basinger in Batman and sued by James Woods for stalking behavior.
“I think the industry has always been predatory,” she added. “I don’t think this has happened recently.”
Review: Sean Young reflects on her illustrious Hollywood career as she makes her Off-Broadway debut in ‘Ode to the Wasp Woman’; seen in 2018 Reflect: The 63-year-old actress played doomed 1950s B-movie star Susan Cabot in the piece and said she was reminded of the hardships she faced in Tinseltown; seen in 1982’s Blade Runner
“It’s a business that generally thrives on youth.” I mean, not in all cases. There are people who have gotten older and continue to be successful.
“But it’s a youth-driven business, so I was fascinated by the tragedy and the stories of the people who are in the play.”
In the 1990s, Young finally left the Hollywood life and moved to Arizona, where she had two sons with her husband Robert Lujan: Rio Kelly Lujan (29) and Quinn Lujan (25).
“I’m really grateful that I got to have a family,” she added.
Of course, she continued to get roles in films like Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
“And then I kept working, so I was like, ‘Okay. Well, I can still work. I got offers.” I mean, when I was in my late 30s, they weren’t particularly high-profile projects, but they paid well and they gave me an income and a job and I never had to do another job. So for me, that’s…that’s success.”
Even though she sometimes ran afoul of the powers that be in Hollywood, she trusted in her abilities early on, such as when she won roles in “Blade Runner” and “Wall Street.”
“I think I had my own personality, I always had a very good sense of humor,” Young claimed. “Because, as I found out, other people didn’t necessarily have the sense of humor that I did. “There’s a lot of arrogance in the industry and a lot of crazy people in the industry.”
Survivor: “I’m really glad I survived whatever I had to go through as a famous actress in my 20s and early 30s,” Young said; seen in 2018 New life: Young finally gave up the Hollywood life in the ’90s and moved to Arizona and had two boys, Rio Kelly Lujan, 29, Quinn Lujan, 25, with her husband Robert Lujan; seen in 1993 Offensive: “I may have offended a few leading men along the way.” “That was never my intention though,” she revealed
Without naming names, Young said her frank humor may rub off on some of her colleagues.
“I may have offended a few leading men along the way. “But that was never my intention,” she revealed. ‘That’s really true. I just found everything very funny. I didn’t take it too seriously. “I took what I did seriously.”
“But then I learned that being myself isn’t necessarily an advantage in terms of self-preservation when it comes to other people’s egos and other people’s perceptions or boundaries or whatever.”
Big star: Young played the lead role in Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street” in 1987. Starring: Young starred alongside Kevin Costner in 1987’s No Way Out.
The actress, who is experiencing something of a Hollywood renaissance, also teased that she would have a lot more to say about her Hollywood heyday if only she could finish her memoir.
“I wrote 300 pages, but to be honest I was bored with the topic. I couldn’t concentrate on myself anymore. I wrote everything up until I was 25, so it’s about 300 pages.”
Ode To The Wasp Woman plays a 13-week engagement beginning November 7th at The Actors Temple Theater.