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Chosen on looks alone?

posted 18 years ago by fakedrank652003
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Does she have any formal acting training? Or does someone like her just submit their portfolio to IMDB and get selected exclusively on looks and youth. Looks and youth are a commodity around hollywood, but is it where they select someone based on looks first, and then train her via acting classes, or did she have prior experience acting? Because as a screen-play writer, I am not amazed but rather upset at the fact that most of these "meet so-and-so" on IMDB are young, pretty white females. And you wonder why only 20% of black actors are cast in film and tv. I know there are lots of more deserving minority female actors looking for work.

[–] heyheyheythatswhatisay 16 years ago

I don't think it's appropriate to make generalizations about Hollywood in this particular case. The character is supposed to be very beautiful, and a little bit vacant, that's her thing. Indeed, I think she may be there to satirize some of the attitudes that you're complaining about. For this particular character, choosing based on looks makes a lot of sense.