Unlike plenty of child actors, struggling under the notorious pressures of Hollywood fame, Evan Rachel Wood matured unscathed.
Still, the Emmy-nominated actor and activist sees herself as the exception to the rule, not the rule itself. “I would say if your child is showing signs of talent and really seems to possess something unique, it’s not going anywhere, so there’s no need to throw them in front of a camera right away,” she advises parents during her interview for Backstage’s “In the Envelope” awards podcast.
Although Wood first faced the camera at 11 for the film “Digging in China,” she argues that children need to develop their personality and craft before stepping into the limelight at such a young age. An actor draws upon life experience in order to authentically inhabit various roles; children, however, have not experienced enough life to draw upon. “If you push somebody out on the spotlight too early and they don’t know who they are and they’re a kid, then they’re going to be told what to do and who to be…. There’s a reason why so many child stars have these little breakdowns.”
Even as an adult Wood finds herself taking
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