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Léa Seydoux Says Acting in Europe Is ‘Easier’ Because Hollywood Is ‘Harsh on Women’: ‘You Have to Conform’ in America and ‘You Lose Your Freedom’


“The industry in America, I find it harsh on women,” Lea Seydoux said in a new interview.

Léa Seydoux is a superstar in her home country of France and has successfully crossed over to Hollywood in franchises such as James Bond (“Spectre” and “No Time to Die”) and “Dune” (she debuted as Lady Margot Fenring in “Part Two” and will likely return for the third movie if it moves forward). Seydoux added that “it’s tough for someone who’s not totally American to lead a Hollywood film” and she “takes what I get” in terms of roles in major studio tentpoles. The actor told IndieWire in 2022 that one reason she enjoyed coming to Hollywood to make movies is because “I feel that in America people have more imagination.”

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