Scarlett Johansson has revealed that her policy of never taking pictures with fans outside of promotional events has caused problems for her in everyday life.
Speaking to InStyle magazine, the star of the upcoming Jurassic World Rebirth said that she will only take pictures with fans at premieres or promotional appearances, such as appearing on The Today Show.
“It really offends a lot of people,” she said. “It doesn’t mean I’m not appreciative, of course, that people are fans, or happy to see me. But I always say to people, ‘I’m not working.’ I don’t want to be identified as being in this time and place with you. I’m doing my own thing.”
Elaborating on this, she said: “I like to be in my own thoughts that have nothing to do with what other people think of me. I don’t like being self-conscious”. The Avengers actor also said she felt some connection with singer Chappell Roan, who announced a similar policy with fans last year.
“Like everybody else, I fell in love with her over the summer. She’s very outspoken about how hard it’s been to adjust to fame”.
She also compared it with popular male actors whom she has been in relationship with in the past. “It’s like heartthrobs,” she explained. “That’s hard. When I was younger, I dated actors that had heartthrob status. That is, to me, scary. I don’t have that level. Fan crush-dom can be really hard”.
2025 will see her make her directorial debut with drama Eleanor The Great. “It’s like a little gem,” she said of the film. “I was inspired by those independent films from the mid-80s to the mid-2000s. Living Out Loud. Crossing Delancey. Moonstruck”.
She also discussed being challenged creatively by the behind-the-scenes role. “When I would get home from work, and I would say to Colin (Jost, her husband), ‘You know, it’s so exciting to be 40 and learn a new thing. Now I know how to make a movie like this. I know how to finish it. The process of sound mixing and colouring and editing—I didn’t know that before. And now I know how to do it”.
Recently, Scarlett Johansson talked about refusing to join Instagram when Universal Studios asked her to promote Jurassic World Rebirth.
