BULLOCK’S BATTLE WITH SEXISM
Sexist movie bosses almost drove Sandra Bullock out of Hollywood.
The Ocean’s 8 star has enjoyed a successful career, but she says the sexism she experienced at the beginning of her journey made her rethink an acting path.
“It was hard for me, because I walked with blinders on through life and got to where I (felt), like I was less-than, because I was a woman,” she tells USA Today. “And that was a hard pill to swallow. I had a lot of sadness from that. I was like, ‘ Wow, maybe I need to step out of here. Maybe I need to do something else for a living.’ ”
Bullock says she had no idea how much inequality women faced in Hollywood because she didn’t grow up around sexism.
“My career has been a domino effect of people who said, ‘I would like this person to fill this role,’ ” she says. “My mother raised me like, ‘You don’t need to get married, you forge your own path.’ ”