Jodie Comer Discusses Fame & Separating Work From Her Personal Life, Thoughts on 'Killing Eve' Character
justjared.comJodie Comer is getting candid about her career and personal life. The 31-year-old actress spoke to Elle UK for a new cover story, out now.
During the discussion, she spoke about her new film The Bikeriders hitting theaters later this month, the #MeToo movement, navigating her career with a sense of purpose and the life lessons she’s learned from her roles, including Killing Eve. Keep reading to find out more… On starting her acting career on her own: “My parents don’t come from the business – it’s not like I was pushed into this.
It was something I took to them and said, ;This makes me really happy.’ It has always fed my soul in a way that nothing else has.” On learning how to smoke and drive on American freeways to realistically portray her character Kathy in The Bikeriders: “Everything’s so spread out, so I was like, ‘Right Jodie, you have to get in a car, put on your big-girl pants and do it.’ With smoking, you can tell if they’ve not inhaled.
Kathy literally ate [cigarettes] for breakfast, so I had to get it right.’ On navigating fame and separating work from her personal life: “It’s probably a load of crap, but I don’t believe it [fame] changes people.
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