Actress Angelina Jolie admitted during an interview that she lied to the director of her latest film in order to secure the role that could win her a second Oscar.
Angelina Jolie confessed in an interview with Variety that she lied to director Pablo Larrain to get the role that could earn her a second Oscar. According to the actress, she was so determined to portray Maria Callas in the singer’s biographical film that she told Larrain what he wanted to hear.
Jolie did not hesitate to assure the director that she could sing: “I had never sung. Someone once told me I couldn’t sing, or was a bit dismissive when I sang once, and that really shut me down,” she said.
“I never told anyone, but it was a part of my life that I just blocked out. And then when Pablo asked me to do it and asked if I could sing, I lied.”
Jolie’s performance in the Callas biopic has been widely praised, and there is high expectation that she will be one of the nominees for the 2025 Oscar for Best Actress.
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