Amy Adams, 50, explains why she felt ‘so vulnerable and unprotected’ during her ‘naive’ early years in Hollywood

Amy Adams felt ‘very vulnerable and very vulnerable’ during her early years in Hollywood.

The 50-year-old actress has had a hugely successful career in the film industry, but Amy initially struggled with self-doubt and vulnerabilities.

Junebug star told Diversity: ‘I was very naive and I think I was really afraid to show any truth or darkness about the other side of the human experience.

‘I would feel very exposed and vulnerable.’

Adams began her career as a dancer in her 20s and subsequently made her film debut opposite Denise Richards in the black comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999).

Speaking to Variety, Amy Adams said she felt “very vulnerable and unprotected” during her early years in Hollywood. Spotted in Los Angeles on October 19

The 50-year-old actor initially struggled with self-doubt. He was seen in the black comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999).

Her first major film role was in Steven Spielberg’s biopic Catch Me If You Can (2002), opposite Leonardo DiCaprio.

Her breakthrough came with her portrayal of a pregnant woman in Junebug (2005), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination.

Then came Enchanted (2007), Doubt (2008), The Fighter (2010) and The Master (2012).

From 2013 to 2017, she portrayed Lois Lane in superhero films set in the DC Extended Universe.

She won two consecutive Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress for her portrayal of a seductive con artist in the crime film American Hustle (2013) and painter Margaret Keane in the biopic Big Eyes (2014).

She starred as Lynne Cheney in the science fiction film Arrival (2016), a self-destructive reporter in the HBO miniseries Sharp Objects (2018), and the satire Vice (2018).

Her first major film role was in Steven Spielberg’s biopic Catch Me If You Can (2002), opposite Leonardo DiCaprio.

With Tom Hanks in Charlie Wilson’s War in 2007

Her most eye-catching role came in 2013 in American Hustle.

She also told Variety that becoming a mother has changed her.

Amy has a 14-year-old daughter named Aviana, and the actress believes motherhood changed her career.

The movie star revealed that her focus is now on her daughter rather than her movie career.

She said: ‘Every moment had to be dedicated to the care and maintenance of my child.

The Junebug star told Variety: ‘I was very naive and I think I was really afraid to show any truth or darkness about the other side of the human experience. ‘I would feel very exposed and vulnerable.’ Seen in London on October 16

Adams seen in new movie Nightbitch

The film is about an artist who takes a break from her career to become a stay-at-home mother. She searches for a new chapter in her life, and that’s exactly what she encounters when her nightly routine turns surreal and her maternal instincts begin to manifest in canine form.

‘Motherhood changed the direction of my priorities. And I think that changes some relationships. It was difficult but I don’t think it was rare.’

Amy is now keen to work with the next generation of actors and actresses.

The master star announced that he especially loved Jenna Ortega, his co-star in Taika Waititi’s adaptation of Klara and the Sun.

Amy explained: ‘I learn so much from the young women I work with.

The star is seen leaving her hotel in London on October 18, 2024

‘I feel like I learn more from them than they can from me. Sometimes I forget that I’m not their age. ‘Amy, you are 50 years old. You will not be hanged!’ I said.

Despite this, Amy observed that being an older actor still has some benefits.

Amy, who has won a number of awards over the years, including two Golden Globes, said: ‘It’s getting so much better. But there are things I miss: my joints working, collagen, things like that.’