Rooney Mara

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Yeah, exactly. To be honest, I can forgive a lot if the person has a sense of humor about it. Like, Pattinson's quotes about Twilight get a pass because he's usually pretty funny. Even Halle Berry showed a sense of humor by collecting her Catwoman Razzie in person.

I think it helps if there's an element of self-deprecation, as opposed to "OMG that role was sooooooo beneath me," which seems to be RM's attitude about her early work.

But for me I'm like...sense of humor, self deprecating...why can't they just be grateful someone gave them WORK, especially at the beginning of their careers when they were simply one of many thousand nameless & faceless actors looking to breakout. I can remember watching Julianne Moore's Inside the Actors studio and not only did she talk positively about her time working on a soap, she also mention what being on Soaps (formerly the launching pad of so many stars) taught newer actors about being on set.

There is always such a 180 in perspective from actors who make it big early in their careers like Mara or even Kstew, then say the Jon Hams & Jeremy Renners of Hollywood who find success later in life. In his Details profile last month Jeremy said that working on a film is his "vacation" and looking for a film job is the actual work. Mara is only 26 (compared to Renner who is 40). She has had to do very little "work" to get to the point where she gets to vacation with Fincher, turn down vacations with Spike Lee and start vacationing with Terrence Malick. I don't mean to hold her background against her but its sounds like she has had it much easier in life than most...including her own sister, Kate Mara
who has been toiling for years now putting in the work (I hope she becomes a star as I first noticed her in Brokeback Mountain.)

I understand in Hollywood all it can take is one movie/performance to breakout and that can happen after one year or 20 years of auditioning. It would just be nice if all these stars could be a lot more humble & grateful about their start and their current success.

[jynni]

Dec 17, 2011 23:27:46 GMT -4 jaghetersimon said:

I think it's strange how hard she's trying to seem exactly like Lisbeth in her real life--suggesting that she's equally as dark, strange, etc. Even if this was true, why should people be impressed by her "acting" as a character she claims to so closely resemble?

Yeah - that's the thing I don't get either. It's like she's trying to be Robert Downey Jr's character from Tropic Thunder - "I don't drop character until I done the DVD commentary". I have a feeling she won't get much work outside of this - she's typecasting herself into freaky chic roles.

[heyalice]

I'm personally holding her responsible for my G-Men losing today.

[angelaudie]

But for me I'm like...sense of humor, self deprecating...why can't they just be grateful someone gave them WORK, especially at the beginning of their careers when they were simply one of many thousand nameless & faceless actors looking to breakout.

I don't think poking fun at bad projects means actors aren't glad they still landed those parts. Michael Caine, for example, admits he's done some crappy films but is also quick to point out those films paid the bills. It sounds like to me he's glad someone hired him if nothing else so he could keep a roof over his head and food on the table. I don't think he has to insist those obviously bad films are actually good.

If Robert Pattinson insisted Twilight was actually quality entertainment he would look ridiculous. Instead he acknowledges it's bad but it also quick to say he really enjoys making them because he loves the cast and admires the various directors. That's about all he can do. Halle Berry didn't have many options either. She could ignore the "honor" or she could accept it and show a sense of humor. She chose the latter and ended up getting rather good PR for doing do.

Back to Rooney, I don't mind she didn't think SVU was that great. If she had said something alone the lines of, "Yeah, that episode wasn't that great but hey you have to start somewhere!" then nobody would really mind. Instead her quotes come off like she just can't believe Hollywood didn't immediately see how awesome she is and just hand over juicy roles to her. As others has noted, it's like she's shocked she actually had to pay her dues and work to get noticed.

[ijustworkhere]

Wow, a lot of vitriol for this chick already, and the movie's not even out yet! I'm coming down firmly on liking her (personality-wise, to be clear; it's too soon to judge her acting). Yes, she's a little odd, and maybe trying to figure out what public persona suits her best, but there's always a learning curve when a new young actor is thrust into the spotlight. She'll figure out soon enough what not to say in interviews.

And Jesus, that episode of SVU SUUUUUUCKED. I guess I don't feel the need to assume the worst about an actor's personality for not being grateful for every single little tiny role they've ever had. Yes, they get paid more than me, but it's a job just like any other job, and I bitch about awful former waitressing jobs all the time.

And in contrast to, say, a Katherine Heigl-type situation, it's not like the SVU ep or Nightmare on Elm Street put Mara on the map and landed her Dragon Tattoo. They were tiny side jobs. Heigl badmouthing Knocked Up definitely earned her a "Bitch, shut your ungrateful trap!" from me.

[ross]

Dec 19, 2011 13:38:11 GMT -4 ijustworkhere said:

Wow, a lot of vitriol for this chick already, and the movie's not even out yet! I'm coming down firmly on liking her (personality-wise, to be clear; it's too soon to judge her acting). Yes, she's a little odd, and maybe trying to figure out what public persona suits her best, but there's always a learning curve when a new young actor is thrust into the spotlight. She'll figure out soon enough what not to say in interviews.

And Jesus, that episode of SVU SUUUUUUCKED. I guess I don't feel the need to assume the worst about an actor's personality for not being grateful for every single little tiny role they've ever had. Yes, they get paid more than me, but it's a job just like any other job, and I bitch about awful former waitressing jobs all the time.

And in contrast to, say, a Katherine Heigl-type situation, it's not like the SVU ep or Nightmare on Elm Street put Mara on the map and landed her Dragon Tattoo. They were tiny side jobs. Heigl badmouthing Knocked Up definitely earned her a "Bitch, shut your ungrateful trap!" from me.

Nightmare on Elm Street wasn't a 'tiny job' in any sense of the word - it made $63 million domestically which granted isn't huge but is more than Get Him to the Greek or Easy A made and is actually pretty good by horror movie standards. I don't see how it can be called a tiny role either considering Rooney was the lead character. That might not have equated to instant A-list fame but I think it's fair to say it helped.

As it happens I don't think it was a good film but frankly either Rooney's lack of interest seriously showed in her performance - in which case she's got an attitutude problem - or she's just deeply untalented. Katie Cassidy was able to make something of her part with far less screentime so it wasn't impossible.

She's free to not like her job but if it affects her work - and I'd argue it did on Nightmare - I feel free to call her on it. And yes that includes seeing her as an ungrateful and entitled cow for doing a shitty job on a big opportunity and then bitching about having had to play the lead role in a big budget theatrically released flick.

[twopfan]

ross, yes! Katie Cassidy should have been Nancy, she was so believable and vibrant, while Mara lurked in the film and looked like she could not care less about it.

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Backtrack!!

First of all, the "SVU" thing -- that's just not true. That was my first job. It couldn't have been more exciting for me. It's an experience I hold very dear to my heart. People take things out of context, and that's just not the case. I was more nervous doing that job than I was doing this job ...

"Nightmare on Elm Street" [Mara starred in the 2010 remake of the horror film] was a really hard movie to make, and I didn't love the experience, but I would never take it back because I feel like I learned something from it and it brought me to my next job. I feel like every job I've ever had has led me to the next, and whether you like something or not, you always learn from it, and I think sometimes it's good to do those jobs that weren't necessarily easy to make, and you learn the most about yourself from those.

Looks like somone went through some emergency PR/media training. I love how many times she uses the word grateful.

It's really silly. People, especially with young girls, they feel the need to make them out to be a certain way, and I feel so grateful for any job I've ever gotten. I feel grateful for the student jobs I did, I feel grateful for being an extra in some of the things my sister did. I feel like every single job that I've done has shaped who I am and has led me to where I am now.

[Atreides]

Geez, she could get whiplash from going into reverse gear that quickly for this round of backtracking. "Grateful for the opportunity" and "my comments were taken out of context" are straight out of the Hollywood PR handbook.

According to its Wiki page, she is contractually obligated to be in a Nightmare on Elm Street sequel if they go ahead with one. Can you imagine all the bitching from her that will go on if that happens?

[FiggyPudding]

I saw her on Live with Kelly and The Today Show, she seemed normal and almost humble. Someone must have given her a good talking to.