Actor Scarlett Johansson (41) directly criticized the appearance-driven culture she had to endure in Hollywood early in her career.
On the 13th (local time), Johansson, who appeared on CBS' Sunday Morning, recalled the early 2000s as a brutal era when "tearing apart and judging women's appearances was socially tolerated."
At that time, Johansson was forced to be trapped in stereotyped characters like 'bombshell' or 'mistress' regardless of her acting spectrum. She said, "The choices available to actresses my age then were much narrower than they are now, and I too was boxed into the typical mold of being consumed only for a sexy image," expressing bitterness.
Contrary to the perfect image seen by the public, Johansson confessed that she had suffered from severe skin complexes since her teenage years. It began around age 13 on the set of the film 'The Horse Whisperer' (1998). At the time, a makeup artist insultingly said, after seeing the acne on her forehead, "Mount Vesuvius has erupted."
The wound experienced during a sensitive adolescence turned into an obsession even after she became an adult. Johansson admitted, "I was so afraid of colleagues seeing my bare face that I would wake up at dawn every day to do full makeup to cover the acne," conveying the extreme self-censorship pain hidden behind the name of a star.
Having grown up enduring intense appearance pressure, Johansson now runs her skincare brand, The Outset, and emphasizes the importance of "healthy skin."
She is trying not to pass on the unnecessary pain she experienced to her daughter Rose, who turns 12 this year. Johansson said she always tells her daughter, "Be gentle on yourself," and "be gentle on your skin," which resonated.
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