Susan Sarandon won the Oscar for Best Actress in 1995 for her role in Dead Man Walking.
Panaji:
Academy Award winning Hollywood starSusan Sarandon feels it is far more difficult to win an OscarNowadays because the procedure is as elaborate as runningfor President.
Sarandon, 67, was nominated four times for the AcademyAwards before finally bagging the honour in 1995 for Dead ManWalking.
The actress said winning the trophy now has more to dowith who is backing you rather than actual talent."Getting an Academy Award is great. You kind of join anelite club. But at the same time there are so many actors inthe film business. Now you need to have someone like HarveyWeinstein behind you to get an Academy Award or even anomination. People are on the road doing all kinds of differentevents, visiting different places. It is like running forPresident. They spend so much time and money. So there are somany great performances that don't have a shot at all," saidSarandon on the sidelines of the India International Film Festival (IFFI).
The actress-turned-activist also expressed her delight on meeting veteran Indian actress Waheeda Rehman who washonoured with the Centenary award at the festival.
"I told Waheeda that it was wonderful to meet an olderactress who has been in the film business for so long and isstill cheerful, happy and glowing," she said.
Sarandon, who has been in Hollywood for more than twodecades, said working in the film business is very difficultfor actresses as they have to struggle for their existenceevery single day. The business is very cruel to women. People have oftenasked me whether being involved in politics has cost mejobs in Hollywood. The truth of the matter is Hollywood is notpolitical and the only reason why you can lose work is if yougrow old and fat. I think there is something to be said forthat," Sarandon said.
The Step Mom star said that even at 67, she feels shehas many more years to give to films."That's the reason so many actresses are telling their ownstories. I will try and keep working till I am not having funanymore. And if I don't get plastic surgery, I will be one ofthe few actors who looks her age. It is a hard place for womenbut there are so many actresses who are doing better work asthey grow older. I am 67, I can hardly believe myself."My daughter just wrote something for me and her to do. Myson is a director and my other son is a musician. I think weshould just start a family cottage film business. That's how Iwill keep working."
The actress also cleared the air about the designer, whocreated her bright pink and red knee length dress for theopening ceremony of IFFI.
Earlier, festival director Shankar Mohan had toldreporters that Goan designer Wendell Rodricks would designSarandon's outfit for the opening ceremony but Wendell denied this."To put all confusion to rest, I would like to say that mydress was designed by my friend and designer Han Feng. She isa Chinese woman, who is now an American citizen. She designedthe costumes for Madama Butterfly - The Metropolitan Opera.
"She has also designed clothes for the film Karate Kid.I really wanted to wear a sari for the ceremony but thingsdid not work out with some designers. Hopefully next timeI will get to wear a traditional Indian dress," she said.
Sarandon, 67, was nominated four times for the AcademyAwards before finally bagging the honour in 1995 for Dead ManWalking.
The actress said winning the trophy now has more to dowith who is backing you rather than actual talent."Getting an Academy Award is great. You kind of join anelite club. But at the same time there are so many actors inthe film business. Now you need to have someone like HarveyWeinstein behind you to get an Academy Award or even anomination. People are on the road doing all kinds of differentevents, visiting different places. It is like running forPresident. They spend so much time and money. So there are somany great performances that don't have a shot at all," saidSarandon on the sidelines of the India International Film Festival (IFFI).
The actress-turned-activist also expressed her delight on meeting veteran Indian actress Waheeda Rehman who washonoured with the Centenary award at the festival.
"I told Waheeda that it was wonderful to meet an olderactress who has been in the film business for so long and isstill cheerful, happy and glowing," she said.
Sarandon, who has been in Hollywood for more than twodecades, said working in the film business is very difficultfor actresses as they have to struggle for their existenceevery single day. The business is very cruel to women. People have oftenasked me whether being involved in politics has cost mejobs in Hollywood. The truth of the matter is Hollywood is notpolitical and the only reason why you can lose work is if yougrow old and fat. I think there is something to be said forthat," Sarandon said.
The Step Mom star said that even at 67, she feels shehas many more years to give to films."That's the reason so many actresses are telling their ownstories. I will try and keep working till I am not having funanymore. And if I don't get plastic surgery, I will be one ofthe few actors who looks her age. It is a hard place for womenbut there are so many actresses who are doing better work asthey grow older. I am 67, I can hardly believe myself."My daughter just wrote something for me and her to do. Myson is a director and my other son is a musician. I think weshould just start a family cottage film business. That's how Iwill keep working."
The actress also cleared the air about the designer, whocreated her bright pink and red knee length dress for theopening ceremony of IFFI.
Earlier, festival director Shankar Mohan had toldreporters that Goan designer Wendell Rodricks would designSarandon's outfit for the opening ceremony but Wendell denied this."To put all confusion to rest, I would like to say that mydress was designed by my friend and designer Han Feng. She isa Chinese woman, who is now an American citizen. She designedthe costumes for Madama Butterfly - The Metropolitan Opera.
"She has also designed clothes for the film Karate Kid.I really wanted to wear a sari for the ceremony but thingsdid not work out with some designers. Hopefully next timeI will get to wear a traditional Indian dress," she said.
