Jessica Alba Admits Choosing 'Boring Roles' In Movie Career

Actors usually use interviews to crow about their boundless skills and the ‘inner journeys’ of their rich and complex characters – but not Jessica Alba.

In an interview with Marie Claire, the ‘Sin City’ star has taken a rather more honest view on her early career in front of the camera, admitting she’s made ‘boring choices’.

Alba says that she decided to play it safe over fears of receiving criticism, and also may have made the roles themselves boring in her interpretation of them.

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“I don’t know if I was ever typecast, but I just made very safe, boring choices as an actor, and I take full responsibility for that,” she told the magazine.

“It wasn’t the roles. It was probably the way I translated them. I was afraid to be fearless and bold.

“I was young, I was afraid of being criticised, and I wanted to appease everyone.”

She has previously remarked on her concerns over being typecast in the ‘sex kitten’ type mould, saying: “Somehow, I don’t think this is happening to Natalie Portman.”

The actress now has a ‘non-nudity’ clause in her contract.

“I don’t want my grandparents to see my boobs. That’s it,” Jessica told Glamour magazine.

“It would be weird at Christmas. And, I mean, really, if you look at the movies I have done, getting naked would never ‘elevate’ the picture.”

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Alba is next up reprising one of her more edgy roles, however, playing Nancy Callahan, the stripper with a heart of gold in ‘Sin City 2: A Dame To Kill For’.

She also added in the Marie Claire interview that Hollywood appears to be in a better place as far as strong women in cinema goes.

“It was harder when I was starting out. There’s much more diversity now. There’s a wider range of successful actresses and beauty,” she said.

“We didn’t have Tina Fey and Amy Poehler starring in movies when I was starting out. Halle Berry wasn’t an Oscar winner, and there was no Jennifer Lopez.”

'Sin City 2: A Dame To Kill For' is due out across the UK on August 29.

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