Jared Leto avoided acting for years because he didn't feel "ready".
Jared Leto
The Thirty Seconds to Mars singer has confessed he took a while to get into acting and said no to "quite a lot" of film roles for a number of years because he didn't think it was the right time.
When asked what he looks for when he signs up for a role, he said: "I think it depends. Best-laid plans, you know? Sometimes it turns out the way that you hoped, and sometimes it doesn’t. As I’ve gotten older, I consider being a little less precious about things.
"I remember in the beginning, I actually said no to quite a lot. I was maybe naive in some respects, but I said no to quite a lot for many years. Starring in movies was something I avoided for a really long time, because I felt like I wasn’t ready. When I have a role and I start asking questions internally, that’s the right role to pursue. Because I’ve had the other thing happen, where I’ve taken on a project and it’s a dead end."
And Jared has confessed there were some projects which he didn't "have that spark of imagination" for but he still took the job on anyway.
Speaking to Variety as part of their Actors on Actors series, he admitted: "I’ve taken a couple in my life - I’m not going to name names — where I didn’t have that spark of imagination and creativity, and it was just stale. I’ve learned to listen to that voice. Sometimes there might be a good director, but you’re not feeling that spark and then you move forward anyway."
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