Jodie Foster told Variety that she feared she was turning into a “Hollywood creature” before taking a break from her career at age 50.
The 63-year-old actress revealed that she realized this when she noticed that her tone of voice when speaking to someone on set was very authoritarian. “Did I ask someone for a cappuccino?”, she recalled.
“What did I do? Did I think I knew what I was talking about and give a 45-minute speech? Did I fail to send a condolence letter to that person when her mother died?”, she questioned.
Jodie Foster, who began her career at age 12 in “Taxi Driver” (1976), chose to step away from the spotlight. She revealed that she had lost interest in acting, but later rediscovered her passion.
Currently, she does not worry about seeking Hollywood’s approval or the industry’s obsession with constant relevance.
“The films I make will be about this great life I have, not about references to 365 days a year in a reality show.”
Jodie Foster revealed in December 2025 to AARP magazine that she felt fear when she was recognized for “Taxi Driver” due to a traumatic event in her childhood: the death of her puppy.
Even after the loss of her pet, she attended the film’s premiere night, but it was not a pleasant experience.
Foster said that she locked herself in a bathroom after the premiere, worried that her sudden success had come from a pact with the devil.
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