Amanda Seyfried recalls that she came out of her early years as an actress “pretty unscathed”. Nevertheless, there were some uncomfortable situations on the set. So uncomfortable that she doesn’t wish to go back in time.
Amanda Seyfried has been in front of the camera for film and television for around 20 years. Now the actress looks back on her early years in the industry. In an interview with the online fashion magazine “Porter” she talks about her job before “MeToo”.
The 36-year-old explains that she would have liked to have been able to start out in the film business today. Unlike in the past, so-called “intimacy coordinators” are now a requirement on the set. They look after and advise the shooting team on intimate scenes. At the same time, they ensure that those involved treat each other with respect.
It has also become easier for actors to express their opinions, adds Seyfried. When she was still a young actress, it was different.
“When I was 19 and walking around (on the set) without my underwear (…) How could that happen to me?” Seyfried recalls. Ironically, she answers the question herself: “Oh, I know how: I was 19, didn’t want to upset anyone and kept my job. That was the reason.”
Although she came out of this time “rather unscathed”, the actress reveals that she was repeatedly confronted with unpleasant situations. Today, however, she is treated with a level of respect that she has never felt before. However, she is convinced that this has nothing to do with her roles or her performance. “I’m respected because I’m 36 years old and I know who the fuck I am.”
Born in the USA in 1985, Amanda Seyfried began her career in the late 1990s with roles in various TV soap operas. She celebrated her breakthrough in 2004 with the film comedy “Girls Club – Caution biting!” She experienced further success with films such as “Mamma Mia!” (2008), Les Misérables (2012) and A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014). She was nominated for an Oscar in 2021 for her role in the biopic “Mank” (2020).
But Seyfried has never completely renounced television either. Among other things, she took part in the series “Veronica Mars” (2004 – 2006) and “Big Love” (2006 – 2011). Most recently, she thrilled in the mini-series “The Dropout”. She earned an Emmy nomination for her role as scam billionaire Elizabeth Holmes.
(This article was first published on Wednesday, August 10, 2022.)
