Scarlett Johansson Says Actors Should Stay Out of Politics, Stick to Acting
'The other stuff is not my job' the international sensation Scarlett Johansson said while interviewing about the intersection of politics and acting with The Gentlewoman, a magazine based in the UK.
"I don't think actors have obligations to have a public role in society…Some people want to, but the idea that you're obligated to because you're in the public eye is unfair. You didn't choose to be a politician, you're an actor” the popular Marvel actress said.
"Your job is to reflect our experience to ourselves; your job is to be a mirror for an audience, to be able to have an empathetic experience through art. That is what your job is," the actress continued.
When discussing her own political views the actress added that, "Whatever my political views are, all that stuff, I feel most successful when people can sit in a theatre or at home and disappear into a story or a performance and see pieces of themselves, or are able to connect with themselves through this experience of watching this performance or story or interaction between actors or whatever it is,"
"That's my job," Johansson stated, "The other stuff is not my job."
Johansson has a history of being the target of cancel culture numerous times in her career for taking on roles in movies the woke mob did not deem appropriate. In 2017, the Marvel actress was accused of “whitewashing” history for taking the lead role in “Ghost In The Shell,” a Japanese anime story.
Johansson is starring in the latest Marvel superhero movie, "Black Widow," which is scheduled to be released on July 9th.
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