Jodie Foster is one of the most versatile actresses Hollywood has ever seen. She has been in some of the most acclaimed films which have showcased her acting prowess. She is among the rare actresses who have won two Oscars, for her incredible performances in The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs.
Foster has also ventured into directing with films such as Little Man Tate, The Beaver, and Money Monster. Despite all her achievements, she claims that she has a medical condition that is not healthy for being an actress and her views are interesting, to say the least.
Jodie Foster Reveals Her Medical Condition That is Not Great For Acting
Jodie Foster has successfully proved her worth as both an actress and a director with several successful movies. Her multitalented personality has led to her becoming one of the most respected figures in the industry. She recently got to sit down with Past Lives star Greta Lee, to talk about her life and career.
While talking about her preference between being an actor and a director, Foster revealed that she has some personal medical conditions that are not healthy for an actor to have including her OCD and her tendency to be hyperfocused. However, she claims that these conditions come in handy while being a director. She said,
“I mean, there are two different sides of me, and the directing side is much truer to who I am. I have an opinion about everything. I’m very compartmentalized. I’m a future thinker and a big picture person. I like to organize. I like to make lists. I’m slightly hyperfocused and OCD. And all of those things aren’t really great for acting.
I’ve had to learn how to sit on them. So it’s more comfortable for me to be a director, but obviously it’s harder for me to get movies off the ground, and it’s a longer process. So I think maybe if I have one regret in my career, it’s that I wasn’t able to make more movies as a director”
Foster directed Lee in 2016’s Money Monster and the duo also talked about their experiences of shooting the film. Foster also praised Lee’s performance in Past Lives and went on to talk about the current state of movies and filmmaking.
Jodie Foster Praises the Barbenheimer Phenomenon for Giving Hope to Filmmakers
Being both an actor and a director, Jodie Foster is aware of the current state of films and the kind of films audiences are willing to see in theaters, With streaming giving tough competition to theaters, there has to be enough intrigue and uniqueness to films so that audiences flock to the theaters to watch them.
Foster in a recent interview with Greta Lee praised the Barbenheimer phenomenon for giving hope to filmmakers and reinvigorating the theatrical experience. She expressed her optimism for the future of cinema and pointed out the desire of audiences wanting to see something fresh on-screen. She said,
“But yeah, I think even just this summer with Barbenheimer, it was so great to have audiences go, “F**k you. I want to see something new.” They’re two completely opposite things coming from two opposite places, and people understood intuitively that both films were trying to do it differently, that they weren’t relying on old tropes and structural language. And they really supported it. It was fun to watch. I have faith in audiences.”
Foster is set to appear in the fourth season of True Detective which is set to premiere on Max on January 14, 2024. She recently starred in Nyad opposite Annette Bening.
