Jennifer Aniston has one boundary she won’t cross when it comes to the audition process.
During the Hollywood Reporter’s drama actress roundtable, Aniston and several other A-list actors were asked if they could “relate” to Anne Hathaway’s experience of having to make out with multiple men during “gross” chemistry tests in the 2000s.
While some of the women dealt with similar experiences, the “Friends” star said she was never forced “to lay down” and “simulate” intimacy.
“And if asked, I would never,” the 55-year-old said in the interview published Wednesday.
In fact, the “Morning Show” star believes chemistry tests are slightly unnecessary to begin with.
“Also, when you’re in an audition room, you’re already at a disadvantage,” she explained. “Maybe you’d have chemistry with this person if you were in a different environment and not, like, ‘Create chemistry. Ready? Go!’”
Aniston explained that she has “always” been “a terrible auditioner” and the stress of chemistry tests didn’t help.
“So, if you’re a nervous auditioner to begin with, to then say, ‘Now let’s have you make out with a complete stranger,’ it’s very uncomfortable,” the former sitcom star said.
Aniston was joined by Nicole Kidman, Brie Larson, Anna Sawai, Naomi Watts, Sofía Vergara and Jodie Foster for the expansive interview.
Most of the women agreed with Aniston’s take on chemistry reads, with Watts recalling a “very awkward” audition in which she had to kiss “a very well-known actor,” whom she didn’t name.
“It was mortifying because we didn’t hear a ‘cut,’ and it just kept going,” Watts, 55, explained. “Then they were like, ‘OK, OK.’ And we both were like, ‘Oh, sorry, we didn’t hear …’ I did feel a bit rattled.”
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