Today, I bring you another Oscar roundtable courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter. This time it is the female actors. The panel includes Amy Adams (Big Eyes), Reese Witherspoon (Wild), Julianne Moore (Still Alice), Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything), Patricia Arquette (Boyhood), Hilary Swank (The Homesman), and Laura Dern (Wild).
The Oscar hopefuls discuss a wide variety of topics including their respective performances this year, the celebrity photo hacking scandal (which affected people like Jennifer Lawrence), the sequel culture of Hollywood, and the response to Renée Zellwegger‘s new face.
One particular section I found interesting came from Witherspoon concerning Gone Girl [Note: I wish Rosamund Pike was on this panel], who is a producer on the film. When asked why she was not in the film, she responded:
I was always open to doing it, but whenever David Fincher says he wants to do a project, you just sit back and say, “Whatever you want to do.” We had a long conversation where he was like, “You’re not right for it. And this is why.” And I actually completely agreed with him.
It is refreshing to see an actor self aware enough to know the kinds of parts she can play and be willing to step aside for the right person. She ended up giving a great performance in Wild, so it all worked out.
The roundtable is below for your viewing pleasure.
