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Jodie Foster Says She Was Offered Lead Roles in French Films Before ‘Vie Privée’ but Was ‘Too Scared’: The Dialogue ‘Was a Huge Challenge for Me’


Jodie Foster revealed that she was "too scared" to take on a leading role in French before making "Vie Privée" at Cannes.

Jodie Foster revealed that she’s been offered leading roles in French films before making “Vie Privée,” but was “too scared” to take them on. “I had secondary parts [in French films] before, but I was actually afraid,” Foster said during “Vie Privée’s” Cannes press conference. The Rebecca Zlotowski-directed film premiered at the festival on Tuesday night to an impressive eight-minute standing ovation.

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