Jenna Ortega says she turned down multiple offers to star in 'Wednesday.' 'All I’ve ever wanted to do is film,' she says. 'I was scared that by signing on to another television show it could prevent me from doing other jobs I really wanted.'
., Ortega revealed she did not desperately want the role of Wednesday Addams. She even turned down multiple offers to star in what would become a breakthrough role.
“The only reason I went back is because Tim [Burton, director and executive producer of ‘Wednesday’] is such a legend, and we just happened to get along very well,” Ortega added. “But even then I said, ‘Ah, no — I think I’m OK,’ a couple [more] times.” “I used to do a Disney show when I was younger,” Ortega said. “I was a little bit of a public figure, used to get recognized, or whatever. When I look back, I think I was so out of place. I didn’t understand where I was, and you start to see Hollywood for the first time and it’s a bit intimidating, a bit off-putting. I felt like I was a people’s princess. I didn’t really feel like myself. Then it started to slow down and I lived a pretty normal life….Until ‘Wednesday,’ until now, I think.
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