'Good Will Hunting' star reveals 'devastating' moment from career
"It was devastating," the 52-year-old told."To be told at 26 that you’re not sexy when you maybe just got over all your teenage angst and started to think, you know, ‘Maybe in the right light and the right shoes and the right dress, I’m all right.’"The British star, who appeared opposite Matt Damon in the film, went on to earn her first"I certainly had insecurities growing up," Driver explained."That I was not gorgeous. I was not super pretty.
"I had such a lovely family going, 'F--- that. You're gorgeous on all these levels. And if one person doesn't think that you're pretty enough, f--- it,’" she added. British actress Minnie Driver arrives for the 70th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ‘Good Will Hunting’.Driver first told the story in 2016 during an appearance on"Watch What Happens Live." Host Andy Cohen asked her about the rudest comment she’s ever received in Hollywood.
"I really can't [name names] because then I'll never work again, and I have to work because I have a mortgage," said Driver at the time. She did claim that the unnamed producer"did not think I was hot enough to be in that film and did not want me in the film." From left: Matt Damon, Minnie Driver, and Ben Affleck during the AFI Benefit Premiere of ‘Good Will Hunting’.and director Gus Van Sant"fought very hard" for her to be in the film.Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com.
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