Award-winning American actress Scarlett Johansson has recently opened up about how working with iconic legendary actor and director Robert Redford left a lasting impression on her career.
The superstar Scarlett Johansson did her first project in 1998 with Redford, which was the neo-western drama movie The Horse Whisperer, which was also directed by the iconic figure.
At the time when Johansson was playing the role of Grace Maclean, she was only 11 years old, as Redford portrayed Tom Booker in the serial.
She illuminated The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with her presence on Monday, September 22, where the actress shed light on her on-set experience with the legendary Academy-winning director, making the admission that Redford is still her inspiration around thirty years later.
The 40-year-old American actress has confessed to the host that the thought of directing a movie crossed her mind when she worked with Redford, as she directed her first movie, Eleanor the Great, which is set to premiere on Friday, September 26.
The Marvel star recalled, “It was when I was working with Bob. I remember seeing him on the set. He would have those intimate conversations with me, and then he would be coordinating a huge scene…”
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The Avengers actress quipped, “It was like, ‘That job seems pretty interesting. I’d like to do that job someday.’ And then I spent many years being like, ‘Who would ever want that job?! You’re basically just answering questions.’”
“He was such a warm, kind, patient, generous, wonderful man, and he would take so much time with me every day,” Johansson Johansson added.