Jodie Foster Called Acting "Cruel" (5 photos)

Jodie Foster first appeared on screen at the age of three. At the Marrakech Film Festival, she admitted that she would never have chosen the "cruel" profession of acting on her own.





The 63-year-old actress recently gave a candid interview. According to her, her parents made her career choice for her.

Jodie began her career in commercials at the age of three. She soon began acting more frequently, and in the 1960s, she moved on to sitcoms. The future star landed her first film role at the age of six. At just 12 years old, she played an underage prostitute in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver.



Jodie said at the festival that she would never have chosen acting: "I don't have the talent. I'm not the type to dance on tables and, you know, sing for people. It's actually a brutal job, and I didn't choose it. I don't even remember how it all started."

"When I see my young colleagues, I catch myself thinking: where are their parents? Why doesn't anyone tell them they need to film less and not show up drunk on the red carpet? I want to take care of them because I know how dangerous it is."

The Silence of the Lambs star continued: "I don't understand why anyone would want to become an actor now if they realize they have to sacrifice a part of themselves to succeed. Your life is, in a sense, being taken away. My mom helped me clearly delineate my private life from my public life."





"If I were stranded on a desert island, the last thing I would do is act. I'd just be trying to survive," she shared.

Foster found it easy to star in her latest French-language film, "Private Life," as she attended French school from the age of three.

"It's part of my identity and my culture."



In an interview, Jodie said: "I've always believed that cinema is an art form that can solve many problems. It can captivate people, bring them together. Maybe I'm too optimistic, but I'm sure films can bring people together like nothing else."