Scarlett Johansson Says it Was ‘Socially Acceptable’ for Younger Actresses to Be ‘Pulled Aside for How They Regarded’ within the Early 2000s: ‘It Was Powerful’

Scarlett Johansson instructed CBS Sunday Morning that the early 2000s have been a “actually harsh time” to be a younger lady in Hollywood. The “Misplaced in Translation” star stated throughout that interval, it was “socially acceptable” for feminine actors to be “pulled aside for the way they regarded.”

“It was powerful. There was lots positioned on how ladies regarded,” Johansson stated. “What was supplied at the moment for ladies my age, so far as appearing roles or alternatives, was a lot slimmer than it’s now.”

Johansson added that there are “way more empowering roles” for younger ladies in 2026 than when she was “in my 20s.” When Johansson was developing within the business, she stated it was “Slim Pickens.”

“You’d get actually pigeon-holed and supplied the identical [roles]. It could be like the opposite lady, or the aspect piece, the bombshell,” she stated. “That was the archetype that was prevalent once I was that age.”

Johansson discovered solace from typecasting within the New York theater scene. Taking a break from Hollywood additionally taught her to attend for “the fitting function” moderately than give in to the stress to “work continually.”

“It’s one thing that I realized over time, nevertheless it’s laborious,” she defined. “When you begin working, you actually really feel like each job goes to be your final and that should you get alternatives to work, it’s important to maintain taking them. Regardless that they may not be as diverse as the roles that actually provide you with pleasure.”

She continued. “Each actor seems like that, as a result of it’s so aggressive, and I believe when you do have the highlight, you wish to maintain it on you. I imply, that’s the intuition I believe for a younger actor, or any actor.”

Johannson was simply 17 years previous when she made her breakout debut in Sofia Coppola’s 2003 drama “Misplaced in Translation.” A few of her different early movie credit embody “The Excellent Rating,” “Match Level,” “The Status,” “The Different Boleyn Lady” and “Iron Man 2.”