Veteran actress and director Olivia Wilde says she doesn't look for your approval when choosing projects to work on.
Attending the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Wilde, who has been in the film industry since the age of 20, said that while she is not looking for acceptance or love from audiences, she is He told the audience that he is proceeding with the project with this belief. Element of uncertainty.
Wilde said she has “naturally gravitated towards roles that involve some degree of risk,” which ultimately influenced the types of projects she was asked to participate in. Every deadline.
Wilde's career began in 2003 with the short-lived and controversial TV series “Skins.”
She guest-starred as Alex Kelly on TV's hottest teen drama The OC in 2004, playing a bisexual bartender who dates both Adam Brody and Mischa Barton's characters on the show.
Wilde was eventually dropped from the show as her storyline with Wilde sparked public debate.
But Wilde was unfazed. As a result, the 40-year-old said people have started pitching her projects “that I know I won't be afraid of.”
“I think part of it is being willing to not be accepted, being willing to be celebrated by no one, being willing to be loved by no one.”
“I think there's a big problem in our business, and I think it's the same all over the world, when you confuse filmmaking and acting with fame and mass acceptance, and any opportunity to do a dangerous job is immediately eclipsed. You get cut off,” she continued. . “So I think it was important for me not to focus too much on being accepted and loved,” she said.
Wilde made his directorial debut in 2019 with the coming-of-age film Booksmart, which resonated with the public, but his next feature film Don't Worry Darling in 2022 was more controversial and filled with film industry scandals. It became a work. On and off the movie set.
The film stars actress Florence Pugh and pop star Harry Styles, with Wilde going on a date with both of them.
Going a step further, Wilde said she would rather her work be called “controversial” or hated than be met with sympathy. As a director, I don't want to make a movie where people think, “Well, I don't get it, I didn't feel anything.'' It's better to be hated than not feel anything. ”
Going forward, Wilde plans to prioritize work that is “more rewarding than anything I've ever done,” she revealed. “Otherwise I get bored. I think my biggest fear is probably plateauing as an artist and just being lazy.”
