“Only happened to people born in Hollywood”: Barbie Star Margot Robbie Never Thought of Acting as a Real Job, Thought of Another Career Path Initially
Margot Robbie is regarded as one of the finest actresses and has been a sensation for the past few months, she recently took the world by storm with a stunning portrayal of Barbie, sparking a global obsession with an iconic doll.
Robbie, who ventured into acting with a humble beginning, couldn’t even imagine herself rising to a most promising figure or headlining an original billion-dollar blockbuster. Robbie hadn’t even dreamed of becoming an actor and thought it wasn’t even a profession for years.
Margot Robbie assumed acting was for people in Hollywood
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Margot Robbie shared insights into her childhood, revealing that she once thought acting was something only for people born in Hollywood.
“When I was a kid, I was going to be a magician. I had tricks that I felt were brilliant. ‘I’m going to be an actor,’ I didn’t decide. I had no idea that it was a job. That was something I assumed only happened to people born in Hollywood”.
Margot Robbie grew up on the outskirts of Gold Coast, Australia with her mother, Sarie Kessler, and three siblings in a house located on a hilltop. Robbie remembered that her parents separated when she was a child. Her mother worked as a physiotherapist, and her father did some farming and other things.
Margot Robbie’s breakout role in The Wolf of Wall Street
Robbie ventured into acting in an Australian soap opera, Neighbours (2008) where she portrayed the character, Donna Freedman. Neighbours was significant to Robbie’s career as it gave her a taste of fame in her home country.
Despite her humble beginnings, Robbie always harbored dreams of making it into Hollywood. She had a clear-cut plan, and even her stint in the soap opera was all to save money and achieve her Hollywood dream. She explained this in a conversation with the Sydney Morning Herald.
“I’d spent the last three years on ‘Neighbours’ saving my money and learning the dialect; just practicing my American accent so I could really hit the ground running when I got there, I’d saved enough money to be unemployed for like two to three years.”
Later, her appearance in Richard Curtis’s romantic comedy About Time made for a nice cinematic appetizer; it was her Naomi LaPaglia in Leonardo DiCaprio’s The Wolf of the Wall Steet that completely changed her cinematic trajectory. The character has become a worldwide sensation and solidified her presence in the industry.
Subsequently, she appeared in a wide range of films showcasing her acting brilliance, including I, Tonya, and Bombshell, which received critical acclaim and earned her multiple awards and nominations including Academy Awards, recognition. Today, Margot Robbie continues to remain a prominent figure in the industry, gracing the screen with blockbusters like Babylon, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and her recent $1 billion success, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie.
Source: Vanity Fair, Sydney Morning Herald.
