Sally Field, known for her extensive portfolio and work across genres, has her own set of rules when it comes to accepting or rejecting roles. During one of her recent interviews, the star talked about the type of roles she always rejects, indicating that she never liked to do them, and her opinions on the matter have not changed.Read ahead to learn more about what she had to say.
Sally Field talks about the kind of roles she doesn’t like to do
Over the years, the veteran actress has played a lot of roles that have remained with fans over the years. From romantic comedies to action thrillers, she’s done it all, but there are some topics she’ll never touch. While speaking with PEOPLE about her latest film, “Remarkable Bright Creatures,” the star also talked about some specific roles she’s always avoided like the plague.“I never take stories about women trying to find a man,” she commented during the interview, adding, “I didn’t like it then, and I don’t like it now, because I think women care much more about that.”Moreover, during the interview, she also mentioned that while growing up, she had a lot of feelings and many times she let them consume them. Through acting, she was able to channel her emotions into the character and make it her own.
Providing more details about this method, the actress indicated that she had a very complicated relationship with her parents when she was growing up in the 1950s. “I was filled with rage. Really full of rage, and it was that.” [acting coach] Lee Strasberg who allowed me to start tapping into it, so I wouldn’t let it consume me.
“She concluded her speech by saying that she used this method in one of her most famous roles, “Norma Rae,” and her director, Marty Ritt, encouraged her.
About “remarkably bright creatures”
Now streaming on Netflix, “Remarkable Bright Creatures” follows the story of an aquarium director who is about to be fired from her job because of her age. When they bring in a young man to take over the job, she is not happy, however, she still trains him for the job. Through this, they end up sharing the bond with each other, as well as one of the octopuses in the aquarium that she takes care of.
