Sydney Sweeney is opening up on being an actress, her roles, and the double standards that she’s encountered in the industry.
In an interview for Cosmopolitan’s Love Issue, the 24-year-old Euphoria star got candid about life in Hollywood.
She spoke about having a double life as she struggled to get her career going:
“At that time, I wasn’t the most confident person. I knew I was a good actor, but no one believed in me. I was told to lose weight or that my hair was the wrong color. Random things that make you start to question, Am I not going to ever become my dream?”
She also talked about industry pressure, stating:
“It’s terrifying because this is the kind of industry where everyone gets to watch you fail. It’s a lot of pressure. But everyone is going to have good and bad; no one has a perfect slate of box-office hits.”
On her Euphoria character, Cassie, Sydney had this to say:
“I don’t agree with all of Cassie’s decisions, but I remember being a teenage girl and letting my heart speak louder than my mind, so I would probably make some of the same decisions that she did.”
Sydney went on to talk about social media and keeping her private life private – including her romantic relationships:
“I would love to share my normal life so that people can see that it’s not all glamour. But I can’t because one, I like my privacy, and two, social media is another platform for business…
I don’t date people in the spotlight. I don’t date actors or musicians or anyone in entertainment because I can just be normal Syd that way and it’s easiest.”
And she called out existing double standards in Hollywood when it comes to nudity, declaring:
“When I saw The Voyeurs for the first time, I wondered if I’d done too much. I researched celebrities who have done nude scenes, trying to make myself feel better. There are hour-long compilations of world-famous male actors with nude scenes who win Oscars and get praised for that work.
But the moment a woman does it, it degrades them. They’re not actresses. They just take off their tops so they can get a role. There’s such a double standard and I really hope I can have a little part in changing that.”
