Chloë Grace Moretz: Older Men ‘Infantilized’ Me on Sets as a Teen
"The majority of it was older men for sure who would infantilize me…Having to even advocate to an older man on behalf of your 14, 15, 16-year-old self is a really, really crazy kind of mind f---." https://t.co/cviPKebPXb
- Variety (@Variety) November 29, 2022
Moretz said older men often “infantilized” her as a teen actor and almost always shot down her ideas.
Moretz said she often engaged in a “power struggle” with these older male figures on set,
“It was always odd from my first leading role when I was 14 in ‘Carrie’… it was always really interesting to see who would be really unhappy with a young woman. At that point, I had already worked for so many years - almost 10 years - and as I continued through having more important roles on set as I grew up, it was always very interesting to see the pushback that I would get from a lot of people.”
“The majority of it was older men for sure who would infantilize me. If I had real things to bring to the table, a lot of the time it would get shot down… Having to even advocate to an older man on behalf of your 14, 15, 16-year-old self is a really, really crazy kind of mind fuck.”
“I think boundaries are super important. And part of realizing your boundaries and actually enforcing your boundaries is speaking your truth without blame or judgement to people.”
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