Léa Seydoux has had great success in Hollywood blockbusters, having appeared in two James Bond films – ghost And No time to die – And now in Sand Dunes: Part TwoWhere she plays Lady Margot Fenring.
But despite these victories, the French actress said in a recent interview with Harper’s Bazaar that acting in Europe is easier for women than it is in the industry in the United States.
“Industry in America…” she trails off, searching for words. “I find it hard on women. It’s hard for a woman to grow older. I don’t want to be afraid of not being wanted or of 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 tick all the boxes. Being a woman on screen is easier in Europe.”
She added later in the interview: “My strength is that I’m able to travel and adapt. I have more freedom because I’m a European actress, and that suits me. I’m not trying to be famous, I’m just trying to enjoy myself. In America you have to fit in. I don’t want to fit in.” The system, I want the system to adapt to me!
Her latest French film the monster, It mocks the mainstream American film industry and its obsession with youth.
Sidhu portrays the same character in 1910, 2014, and 2044. the monster It contains one scene in which Seydoux is asked to lie in a bath of black gel for several hours.
“I was like, ‘Oh no…’” she says with a laugh. “In the end, it wasn’t that bad. I even fell asleep! Sometimes you have to do uncomfortable things.”
Like working in American films.