Scarlett Johansson Says She Was ‘Groomed’ to Play Provocative Roles
played so many “provocative” roles when she was young is because she was “groomed” to do so. “I kind of became, like, an ingénue,” Johansson told host Bruce Bozzi in an episode released on Tuesday, December 13. “Young girls like that are really objectified and that’s just a fact, so I think whatever box they’re put into, it sort of sets you on this trajectory for how your life will go. Now, obviously, women really are able to choose their own path,” she said. said that as she got older, she realized she was being typecast, but there wasn't much she felt she could do.