'It's lonely on set!' Zoe Saldana on the difficulties of being a woman in the male-dominated film industry
Zoe Saldana feels 'lonely' as a woman on set.
The Guardians Of The Galaxy star is disappointed with how little women there are on set as actresses and also as part of the crew.
She said: 'I feel lonely on set. And it's not just that you're the only woman in the cast. There are very few women on the crew. You hardly ever get to work with a female director.'
Sticking up for herself: Zoe Saldana told Time Magazine that she's 'lonely' as a woman on set with the low amount of female workers in the film industry. Here she is on Instagram last month
'Some female producers try to blend in with their male colleagues and won't stand up to them.'
'You're completely outnumbered. And you take a hit in your paycheck as a woman too. I'm so f***ing tired of it.'
And the 38-year-old actress admits she thought of other actresses as 'competition' in the earlier stages of her career.
Zoe added: 'Like all other young actresses, I saw other women as competition. If there were 50,000 of us going out for the role, and if I got it, I must be the best.'
'I can be tougher:' The actress pointed out how there's more to her characters than 'someone's girlfriend.' Here she is in Los Angeles last December
She told Time magazine: 'I feel I have a greater chance of setting an example for young women when I do movies [that take place] in the future because I'm less likely to be boxed in. I'm not playing someone's girlfriend.'
'I can be tougher,' Zoe added. 'The future represents hope.'
"I look at the films I love so much, like the beautiful Jane Austen adaptations, but someone like me doesn't exist in those narratives - at least not in a way that I would want to be a part of.'
Fashionable gal: The Avatar star attended the American Music Awards in Los Angeles in a black gown with a red, white and blue design
'Honestly, it makes me sad. I think about how someone like me would have been treated.'
Zoe is set to star in the thriller I Kill Giants, which is expected to be released in theaters later this year.
The actress is also appearing in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity Wars and Avatar 2.
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