\nThe one thing Sandra Bullock will never do in a movie: \u201cI\u2019m not the kind of person\u201d\n
Sandra Bullock has done sex scenes before, and she\u2019s done nudity before. It\u2019s not quite pornography, but an incognito Google search will confirm this for you. She\u2019s in denial about it, though, claiming that she\u2019s more comfortable as \u201cthe all-American girl next door type\u201d and would \u201cnot do it on film\u201d. If you\u2019ve seen 2009\u2019s The Proposal, you know this is a lie. It\u2019s not really the first time she\u2019s played fast and loose with the truth either. That\u2019s what actors do, it\u2019s their job description.\n
She tells The Times, \u201cI\u2019m not the kind of person who says, \u2018I\u2019m gonna tape myself having sexual intercourse cos I\u2019m gonna look good!\u2019\u201d she says of sex scenes in general. \u201cI don\u2019t want to know what my best angles are. Don\u2019t wanna see it. Don\u2019t want to hear it. Therefore, I\u2019m not going to do it on film.\u201d\n
And if Bullock was determined not to be the sexualised object of desire in her films \u2014 the type of woman the Weinstein-accuser Rose McGowan says that Hollywood demands all actresses play \u2014 then, ergo, she was that other thing, the all-American girl next door. \u201cI\u2019m this oddball tomboy who is half-German\u201d, which is confusing. She\u2019s an All-American half-German tomboy? That classic archetype we all know and love?\n
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Bullock goes on to say, \u201cIt did make me want to rebel a bit. But we were all [filling pigeon-holes] back then. We were conditioned that way. We all have to take ownership of how we were a party to that.\u201d which is a fair enough criticism of how women are treated by directors, studios, colleagues and the like.\n
This excerpt reflects Sandra Bullock\u2019s perspective on Hollywood\u2019s expectations for female actors, particularly regarding sex scenes and being sexualised on screen. She rejects the notion of performing intimate scenes for the sake of aesthetics, emphasising her discomfort with seeing or hearing herself in that context. By resisting the industry\u2019s tendency to cast women as objects of desire, she instead became associated with the \u201cgirl-next-door\u201d archetype\u2014relatable, wholesome, and approachable. Mostly.\n
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Bullock also acknowledges the systemic nature of Hollywood\u2019s typecasting, referencing the way actresses, including herself, were conditioned to fit certain roles. Her mention of being an \u201coddball tomboy who is half-German\u201d (that famously repressed minority group) suggests that she didn\u2019t fully align with traditional Hollywood femininity, which may have contributed to her desire to push back against expectations.\n
While it\u2019s not true that Bullock hasn\u2019t assented to sexualisation across her career, going back decades, her perspective aligns with broader conversations about gender roles in Hollywood, especially in light of movements like #MeToo, which exposed how actors were often boxed into roles that prioritised male desire. Bullock\u2019s reflections suggest a nuanced awareness of her place within that system and a willingness to critique it albeit without acknowledging her past participation.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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