Timothée Chalamet revealed that around ten years ago, several important roles passed under his nose because he was considered too thin.
He didn't fit into the boxes. Having become a true Hollywood star in the space of a few years, Timothée Chalamet revealed that at the start of his career, his body shape had closed the doors to him in several productions, specifying that he had been advised to gain weight.
“If I auditioned for “Labyrinth” or “Divergent”, (released in 2014, editor’s note) films of this genre which were all the rage at the time, I was always told “Oh, you don’t have the right body” “, explained the star of “Yonka” or “Dune”, during an interview for Apple Music spotted by Variety. And to continue by revealing the advice that was given to him at the time. “I had an agent call me and basically say, 'You need to gain weight,' – not in an aggressive way, but you know…”
The actor preferred to find his own way
Confidences made as the 28-year-old actor prepares to portray Bob Dylan on screen in “A Perfect Stranger”, a biopic dedicated to the singer in French cinemas, on January 29. Drawing a parallel with the decisions made by the music star in his early days, Chalamet explained that he too decided to find his own path and his “very personal style”.
A style that he developed in films such as “Call Me by Your Name” (2017), which earned him a nomination for the Oscars, Golden Globes and Baftas, but also “My Beautiful Boy” (2018), for which he was also nominated for the Golden Globes and the Baftas, or productions such as “Lady Bird” (2017) and “Chaudes nuits d’été” (2017).
“These were smaller budget, but – I don't know how else to put it – very personal films, which came about in this theatrical space. It’s here that I found my rhythm, my confidence, my fluidity, whatever name you give it,” continued Timothée Chalamet. Great good has come to him, since productions are now competing for his talents.
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