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Elle Fanningis sharing “disgusting” feedback she got during a casting process as a teen.
DuringTheHollywood Reporter’sComedy Actress Roundtable where she discussed her role on Hulu’sThe Great, Fanning, 25, also recalled being deemed “unf—able” at just 16 years old when she auditioned for a “father-daughter road trip comedy” movie.
“I’ve never told this story, but I was trying out for a movie. I didn’t get it. I don’t even think they ever made it, but it was a father-daughter road trip comedy,” Fanning began.
Added Fanning, “It’s so disgusting. And I can laugh at it now, like, ‘What a disgusting pig!’ "
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Asked how she processed that at the time, Fanning said, “I was always immensely confident, but of course you’re growing up in the public eye, and it’s weird.”
“I’ll look at paparazzi photos from when I was 12 and think, ‘Is that a good thing to see such a mirror of yourself at that age?’ I don’t feel like it damaged me, but it definitely made me very aware of myself,” she explained.
Fanning, who is younger sister to actressDakota Fanning, said she was “very protected” as a child star in Hollywood.
“I have an amazing manager and agent who’ve been with me since I was 8 or 9, same people,” she said.
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Known for films likeMaleficent,Super 8andThe Neon Demon, Fanning toldHarper’s BazaarU.K.in April that she’s gaining more confidence in her work life.
“These days, I feel like my voice matters. For a while, I’d be like, ‘Oh well, I’m young, people don’t necessarily want to listen to me, they probably know more anyway.’ But there comes a point when you register that you’ve been doing this for 20 years,” she said.
“I may not always have the answer, but I’ve realized that sometimes you do have to have a little bit of that Catherine [the Great] ego and say, ‘Listen to me!’ "
source: people.com
