Eva Green laughs. “I was thinking of Bette Davis writing in the newspaper looking for work,” she says. Yes, it’s true – the Hollywood legend and two-time Oscar-winner once placed an ad in the trades, just nine days after wrapping 1962’s What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? It read: “Thirty years experience as an actress in motion pictures. Mobile still and more affable than rumour would have it.”
Quite why this has popped into Green’s mind right now is unclear. The French actor, who has effortlessly segued from Bond to Burton across her 17-year career, has never had to hustle for work like that. But then every actor worries where the next gig is coming from and Green is not one to oversell herself. That includes writing to directors. “I did that twice and it never worked,” she sighs. “It looks too desperate. It’s not attractive!”
She might not quite boast Davis’ experience – her first role came in 2003’s The Dreamers – but directors have flocked to the 39-year-old Green. Among them, Ridley Scott for Kingdom Of Heaven, Martin Campbell for Casino Royale, Robert Rodriguez for Sin City: A Dame To Kill For. “They’re real artists,” she says, admiringly. “The pressure from the studio, to be able to still express yourself as an artist and not be crushed by the studios… I think it gets harder and harder. So bless them.”
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