Heightism in Hollywood
Successful Hollywood actress Sigourney Weaver has said recently that her height has actually stopped her from getting a number of acting roles over her career.
The 60-year-old actress is 5ft 11in and has hinted that she often misses out on roles because of her height. She said: “I've lost a lot of roles because of my height. I'm 6ft 3in in heels. Producers are short and I was never their sexual fantasy.”
It’s sad to hear that even one of Hollywood’s most recognized actresses considers her height a disadvantage even though she has a full and glittering career. She goes on to say: 'As for actors, if I enter a room and an actor stands up then immediately gets self-conscious and sits back down, I hear myself saying: 'This job isn't for me.'
I can appreciate some insecurity about height whether you are tall or small but I’d expect it to be more a moment of being uncomfortable- I mean its Sigourney Weaver after all!
Although in contrast to her previous comments it was Sigourney's height that landed her the "Avatar" role. Director James Cameron goes onto explain: I knew she was a tall girl, I was thinking about her shoes - if she's wearing tall heels she's going to be this domineering personality and I'm going to be in for a rough ride. And if she's wearing flats, she's self-conscious about her height. She was actually wearing like a middle heel and I thought, 'OK, this is going to work fine. She's going to be strong, she's going to be bold, but she's not going to be completely out of control.
It seems that your height will only be an issue if you make it one. Stand tall and stand proud, tall is beautiful after all!
IMAGE SOURCE: AP
Posted at 04:39PM Jan 18, 2010 by Long Tall Sally Admin in "Sam" Comments (0)
