Kaya Scodelario says it is “very simple “ to be “written off as troublesome to work with” as a girl within the performing enterprise.
Kaya Scodelario says feminine stars are ‘held to the next diploma’ than their male counterparts
The 32-year-old actress – who shot to fame on British teen comedy drama ‘Skins’ within the noughties and is presently starring in Man Ritchie’s hit Netflix collection ‘The Gentleman’ – says girls are anticipated to at all times be “well mannered” and “likeable”, whereas male actors can get away with being “intense” with co-stars and it’s deemed “artistic”.
Participating in Harper’s BAZAAR UK’s ‘What You Do not Know About Me’ video collection, she stated: “I bear in mind watching a Beyoncé documentary and he or she was explaining that she’s very well mannered with individuals within the room.
“I’ve been within the trade for 15 years and I’ve been so very conscious that as a girl, I’ve to work twice as onerous to place a smile on my face, to appear nice, to appear likeable. If a male actor is intense, then he’s seen as artistic, that’s simply the best way he’s. Whereas girls are held to the next diploma and it’s very simple to be written off as troublesome to work with.”
Kaya admits she herself has at all times been overtly well mannered, however she is making an attempt to be extra “assertive” in talking up for what is correct.
She added: “I’m painfully British and too well mannered generally, however I’m getting lots higher at making selections and being assertive about what I need and what I feel is correct, and feeling as if I belong on a set simply as a lot as anybody else.”
The ‘Maze Runner’ star insisted she is grateful to be in a job that she loves.
She stated: “Each day, each second, each job I do, I nonetheless really feel actually grateful to be there. I feel I’m extremely fortunate to do a job that I really like, and I’m actually excited concerning the future.”