The Hollywood icon Glenn Close, whose career has spanned nearly five decades, has opened up about the bitter side of the entertainment industry.
The 101 Dalmatians star who is an eight-time Oscar nominee has, revealed that she still has to beg industry bosses to give her a ‘chance,’ despite having worked in the industry for almost five decades.
The Emmy-winning actress further elaborated that she still tries to convince executives to consider her ideas.’I’ve been in this business since 1974. I still think, ‘Give me a chance! Just, give me a chance’,’ she told Harper’s Bazaar UK.
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She recalled trying to get funding for 2011 film Albert Nobbs, in which she plays a transgender butler in 19th Century Dublin, ‘over and over again.’
‘One executive guy said: ‘I don’t share your passion.’ You don’t need to share my passion, I have enough passion for this whole room, I’ll take care of your passion.’
The actress also made a bold confession about the roles she has been offered, revealing that she has never played ‘the beauty.’
She said she has been told that she needed to have a small nose, big eyes and a beautiful mouth to be cast in such roles.
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