Renee Zellweger talks about how she 'almost died' during rollerblades audition
Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger has shared that she thought she was going to die during her first acting audition after lying about her ability to rollerblade
- LOS ANGELES — Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger has shared that she thought she
was going to die during her first acting audition after lying about her ability
to rollerblade.
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- The actress first became interested in acting while she
was studying English literature at university and she's revealed she landed a
try-out for a beer commercial by failing to tell the truth about her skating
skills.
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- She told The Sun newspaper: "I rented some
rollerblades, gave it a shot, thought, ‘I’m definitely going to die'."
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- She talked about the audition: "(They said) 'Here,
put on this bikini. Put these skates on. Carry this 12-pack on your shoulder
and start at the top of that hill'. Thank God they blocked the street below
because if there was oncoming traffic, we would not be having this conversation
today.
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- "But it’s a really good way to leave the world if
you’re going to exit. You know what I mean? Buried under a pile of beer."
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- Despite the rollerblading mishap, Zellweger's acting
career took off in the 1990s and she landed her breakthrough role opposite Tom
Cruise in 1996 movie 'Jerry Maguire', reports femalefirst.co.uk.
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- The 55-year-old star said her acting career ended up
keeping her so busy, she lived out of a suitcase and didn't unpack until she
was 41 and took a hiatus from Hollywood.
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- When asked to give her younger self some advice, Renee
told the Guardian newspaper: "Girl, slow down. Moving from place to place,
constantly living out of your suitcase – I never unpacked until I was probably
41."
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- She went on to insist she has no regrets about taking a
six-year break from her movie career.
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- "There was a lot to treasure ... I scrutinised
myself. And because I wasn’t taking care of myself in my 30s, I didn’t make
great choices all the time … It’s really easy to forget yourself in the
mix."
