I got knockback after knockback at auditions. Just before โMulholland Dr.โ my agent told me I was so intense I was freaking people out. She told me I was a brilliant actor but the feedback was that I made people feel uncomfortable because I was so nervous and intense. I just sat there and blubbed. My mum was staying in LA at the time and I went to her and said: โI just canโt do this. Iโm not cut out for it.โ She just said: โDonโt believe a word people say about you. Forget them.โ
Naomi WattsDirectors are our teachers, and I'm always craving to work with a great director. They're pretty much the first thing that interests me about a project.
Naomi WattsIf I have to produce movies, direct movies, whatever to change the way Hollywood treats older women, I'll do it. If I have to bend the rules, I will. If I have to break them, I will.
Naomi Watts