Jennifer Aniston confesses that she thought about leaving Hollywood
Before the success of the series 'The Morning Show', the actress says that she experienced a professional bump that for two years made her rethink if she had chosen the right profession
Not all stars live forever in that bubble of happiness that brings them success, fame and recognition. If not, tell Jennifer Aniston that after almost 30 years in the industry she has now revealed that she was about to leave Hollywood just two years ago. Her fault was an "unfinished project" of which she has not revealed more details but which she brought to her head and made her rethink her profession. “I have to admit that in the last two years that idea has wandered through my mind, and it had never happened to me before,” said the actress during an interview with the SmarLess podcast.
“I felt as if life had sucked me in, and I wondered if that was what interested me,” he commented before clarifying that all this happened before starting The Morning Show, the series in which he co-stars with Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carrell and for which he has received a nomination at the Golden Globes and a SAG award. Asked what she would have dedicated herself to if she had abandoned acting, the 51-year-old actress is clear: interior design. "I love it, I have a great time."
The alleged project that almost banished Jennifer Aniston from Hollywood is unknown, but it must be borne in mind that in recent years and before the Apple TV + series that has returned her to the small screen, the actress only participated in three films: The Yellow Birds (2017), Dumplin' (2018) and Criminals at Sea (2019), the Netfix film in which he shares the lead with Adam Sandler and which became the most watched film on the platform because in just three days It was seen by 31 million people.
Precisely during the interview, Aniston also dedicates some nice words to her partner, with whom she has coincided in other works such as in the 2011 comedy Follow me the roll. "I always love shooting with him, it was so much fun and we've known each other since we were 19." For the actress, that film ranks second in her best roles, in which the drama Cake also stands out, which in 2014 earned her SAG and Golden Globe nominations. And surely, coinciding with the public, her best character says that she always It will be that of Rachel in the successful series Friends. "Without a doubt, I would have to say that's number one."
Although it is a role that she places at the top and that catapulted her to fame, on occasion the actress herself has also considered it a kind of slab that has cost her a lot to remove from her. As she revealed in June to The Hollywood Reporter, Aniston has fought "a long time" for the industry to see her as something different from "that girl who lived in the New York apartment with the purple walls." “I couldn't get Rachel Green off my back for a long time. I couldn't escape the typical 'Rachel from Friends' comment, and I was like: 'Stop playing that show for once! the first time she got to "really shed" her character as Rachel, which was "a huge relief." “But I remember the panic that came over me, thinking, 'Oh God, I don't know if I can do this. Maybe they are right,” she added.
However, her path in the industry has continued beyond the famous television series and she now focuses her career on the success of The Morning Show, where she also serves as an executive producer. During his interview with the SmarLess podcast, Aniston also revealed that he would like to do more directing in the future, as he "totally" enjoys it. A job in which she has already tried her luck with a couple of short films.
