Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson rejected the public compulsion to seek political statements from celebrities and said that actors should limit themselves to acting.
Johansson made the comments during an interview for “The Gentlewoman”, a British magazine.
“I don’t think actors have an obligation to have a public role in society,” said the star of the popular superhero movie franchise Avengers.
“Some people want to, but the idea that you are obliged because you are in the public eye is unfair. actor,“she explained.
Johansson faced a lot of criticism in his career. She was accused of “bleaching” in 2017, when she took the lead role in “Ghost In The Shell”, a classic Japanese anime story. Later, in 2018, she crossed the transgender lobby when she played the role of a transgender man in the film “Rub and Tug”. She initially defended her decision, but ended up giving up on the film after public outrage.
She continued in the Gentlewoman interview to urge other actors to continue acting.
“Your job is to reflect our experience for ourselves; his job is to be a mirror to an audience, to be able to have an empathetic experience through art. That one it’s your job, “continued Johansson.
“Whatever my political views, all those things, I feel most successful when people can sit in a theater or at home and disappear into a story or a performance and see pieces of themselves, or are able to connect through this experience of watching this performance or story or interaction between actors or whatever, “she added.
“And they are affected by it and are thinking about it, and they to feel something. Do you know? They have an emotional reaction to that – good, bad, uncomfortable, validating, whatever, “explained Johansson.
“That’s it my job, “she said.” The other things are not my job. ”
Johansson is starring in the latest Marvel superhero movie, “Black Widow”, which was scheduled to be released in theaters and on Disney’s streaming service on May 1, but has been postponed to July 9.
Here is the trailer for his latest film:
Black Widow from Marvel Studios | Final trailer
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[H/T: Business Insider.]
[Ed. Note: This story has been updated with additional information.]