Scarlett Johansson Jokes That She Has ‘Made a Career’ Out of ‘Embarrassing’ Controversies
Scarlett Johansson has found herself in the midst of controversy more than once during her lengthy career. 🤷 https://t.co/clVzSdCo9F
- Us Weekly (@usweekly) March 25, 2021
She was cast in 2017’s Ghost in the Shell, which was based on a Japanese manga series.
She was set to play a transgender man in the film 'Rub & Tug' in 2018.
She defended Woody Allen in 2019 amid allegations that he molested his daughter.
Scarlett Johansson has found herself in the midst of controversy more than once during her lengthy career.
Johansson has had time to reflect on her past reactions and feels differently than she did in the moment.
“I’m going to have opinions about things because that’s just who I am. I mean, everyone has a hard time admitting when they’re wrong about stuff, and for all of that to come out publicly, it can be embarrassing. To have the experience of, Wow, I was really off mark there, or I wasn’t looking at the big picture, or I was inconsiderate. I’m also a person.”
She has attempted to learn when she should speak out and when she should not.
“I can be reactive. I can be impatient. That doesn’t mix that great with self-awareness.”
Johansson maintained that actors should not be held to a standard of perfection.
“I don’t think actors have obligations to have a public role in society. Some people want to, but the idea that you’re obligated to because you’re in the public eye is unfair. You didn’t choose to be a politician, you’re an actor. Your job is to reflect our experience to ourselves; your job is to be a mirror for an audience, to be able to have an empathetic experience through art. That is what your job is.”
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