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Jodie Comer Opens Up About Feeling Like a Fraud and Her Quest for Self-Discovery

Jodie Comer reveals she has never set specific milestones for her life or career, preferring a more fluid approach. The actress admits to feeling like a fraud due to her lack of classical training, despite her success in roles like Killing Eve. She now emphasizes the importance of devoting equal energy to self-care as she does to her acting work. Comer recalls that her emotions were easily accessible from a young age, which she channels into deeply emotional roles.

Key Points: Jodie Comer on Milestones, Fraud Feelings, and Self-Care

  • Jodie Comer says she has never set specific life milestones
  • She feels like a fraud for not being classically trained
  • She now prioritizes self-care equally with her acting career
  • She recalls her emotions being easily accessible from a young age
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Jodie Comer: I've never really had milestones

Jodie Comer reveals she's never had life milestones, feels like a fraud without classical training, and now prioritizes self-care alongside her acting career.

"Everything now is about being on a quest to know who I am, to be able to take care of myself and listen to myself and honour myself. - Jodie Comer"

Los Angeles, May 12

Actress Jodie Comer, who is known for her work in films such as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Free Guy, The End We Start From, and 28 Years Later among others, says she hasn't set out a plan for her life and revealed that she is now trying to devote as much time and energy to herself as she does to her acting career.

Comer told Harper's Bazaar UK magazine: "I've never really had milestones like, 'I want to be here by this time; this is where I see my life.' Maybe that's detrimental sometimes, because I can be a bit loosey-goosey.

"Everything now is about being on a quest to know who I am, to be able to take care of myself and listen to myself and honour myself. I think we are always seeking exterior opinion, validation and advice, but a lot of the time, we know innately what we need, what we desire, so it is a case of just reconnecting with that. I love my job and I'm very grateful for it, but it's important to give just as much energy to myself."

The actress hails from a working-class background in Liverpool and explained that she has "felt like a bit of a fraud" for not being a classically trained actress, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

The Killing Eve star said: "Part of me has always felt like a bit of a fraud for that. I had an insecurity about not being classically trained. When people make me speak about [the canonical] works, I think I'm not familiar with that, or I don't enjoy that, and it feels taboo to say so."

Comer recalled how she was able to bring emotion into her characters from a very young age and seeks out parts that challenge her in this regard.

She said: "My emotions were very accessible to me at such a young age. I remember my drama teacher saying, 'What you have is amazing, but you can't be crying before you've even started.' All this stuff was inside me and I didn't quite know what to do with it.'"

She added: "That type of material invigorates me. The work in which I am having to explore an emotion very deeply, or inhabit an experience so far from my own, or leave an experience feeling spent, like I've explored something I couldn't really explain, is what propels me."

- IANS

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Sarah B
This is such a healthy perspective. So many actors in Bollywood and Hollywood are pushed into the rat race from childhood. Jodie's approach of giving energy to herself is something we all need - especially in our culture where self-care is often seen as selfish.
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Ravi K
I appreciate her humility about not being classically trained. But let's be real - in India, if you don't have a formal degree, people won't even look at your resume. Western actors have more flexibility to succeed without traditional training. Still, her emotional intelligence is clearly her strength.
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Nisha Z
As someone from a working-class background too, I totally get the 'fraud' feeling. 😅 We're often made to feel that only people from privileged backgrounds with the 'right' training deserve success. Jodie proves talent and hard work matter more than pedigree. Her performance in 'Killing Eve' was incredible - she didn't need a drama school diploma for that!
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Kavya N
Her comment about seeking interior validation hit close to home. In Indian families, we're constantly told what to do and how to feel. The quest to know yourself is foreign to many of us because we're so busy meeting expectations. I'm inspired to start that journey too. 🌸
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James A
Interesting interview but I wonder how sustainable this 'no milestones' approach is for most people. It works for artists maybe, but in the real world you need goals. Still, her emotional depth is clearly what makes her standout. Loved her in 'Free Guy' and 'The Last Duel'.

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