Sydney Sweeney "tried to hide" her personality at the start of her career.
Sydney Sweeney has discussed the challenges of fame
The 27-year-old actress has enjoyed a meteoric rise over recent years, but Sydney has never felt sure about what she should and shouldn't share with the public.
Asked what advice she'd give her younger self, Sydney - who is engaged to businessman Jonathan Davino - told Vanity Fair's 2025 Hollywood Issue: "I actually think about this often. I go back and forth.
"One way is, 'Sydney, don’t give them any part of you, only talk work.' Then there’s another part of me where I wish that I could have started off and been so openly me that there’s no questioning things that I say.
"I just tried to hide who I was for so long because I wanted a little bit of myself for myself. I didn’t want to give it all away."
Sydney observed that people are inclined to "create their own idea of who you are".
She continued: "Then when you just talk about work, people are annoyed or bored or - what I’ve noticed the most - they just create their own idea of who you are. I see that all the time with me."
Sydney previously admitted that she's still adjusting to the pressures of fame and success.
The Hollywood star told ES Magazine: "I think I’m still navigating it on a daily basis because I want to be as authentic and genuinely open to the public and my fans as possible. And I think I am.
"I talk a lot, I’m very open and it’ll probably be to my detriment, but I don’t know how people can hide behind an image.
"At the same time, I don’t owe people answers."