NAOMI WATTS ON 'DIVERGENT' IN TOWN & COUNTRY

Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts is the picture of elegance on the cover of the September issue of Town & Country, on newsstands nationwide August 12th. Watts, who is set to star in the next installment of the Divergent franchise, speaks to the magazine about not making it big in Hollywood until she was 33, her fear of auditions, and self-acceptance.

On her fear of auditions:

“I’m an anxious person, and I hate being put in a position where I’m being tested. If I feel safe, I can be me, but if I don’t feel safe, I try to please.”

On pressure to get plastic surgery in Hollywood:

“I’m really just feeling my way. This being an industry town, that self-consciousness just pervades. There are days when I feel victorious that I have, you know, gotten this far [without plastic surgery]. But there are a million days when I look in the mirror and think, ‘I’m going to do it.’”

On accepting the role of Evelyn, mother of Theo James’ Four in the Divergent franchise:

“I’d rather be a character actress and have longevity – as much of it as I can – than kid myself into believing I’m always going to be a leading lady, you know?”

On self-acceptance:

“If only I’d known back then, over those 10 years of trying to prove myself, what I know now, which is just be you. I didn’t trust that me was what people wanted.”