Shailene Woodley Talks Endings, Beginnings with The New York Times
Shailene Woodley sat down with The New York Times. The actress sat down with the newspaper to discuss her new movie, Endings, Beginning.
During her chat, Woodley talked her character, Daphne, being single, intimacy coordinators, being sick in her 20s, her past and so much more. Highlights can be found below.
On where she was 10 years ago: “In my late teens, I had a strong idea of my identity and the meaning of my life, but then I went through an abusive relationship. That combined with, honestly, the commercial success I had in this industry began to wear on my strength. My 20s felt a little bit like being in a washing machine, where you’re being thrown all over the place.”
On how her character, Daphne brought out a different side of her: “When I was 18, I moved into a cabin in the middle of the woods with no cellphone, no Wi-Fi. I’m a loner, and in Daphne, I got to explore some of the more extroverted side of myself who could go out and be free and live with abandon. It was fun to put myself in the position to think, ‘If I wasn’t worried about the consequences of taking all these drugs and staying at a bar in Silver Lake until 2 a.m., what would that be like?’ Because it’s just not something I would allow myself to do.”
On turning down roles in her 20s due to being sick: “I haven’t spoken much about this yet publicly, and I will one day, but I was very, very sick in my early 20s. While I was doing the “Divergent” movies and working hard, I also was struggling with a deeply personal, very scary physical situation. Because of that, I said no to a lot of opportunities because I needed to get better, and those jobs ended up going to peers of mine who I love. They went on to a lot of success, but there was a mix of people saying, ‘You shouldn’t have let that go!’ or ‘You shouldn’t have been sick!’”
To read the full interview click here. Endings, Beginnings will be released digitally this Friday, April 10.
Source: New York Times