Gwyneth declares her insecurities

Last Modified: 21 May 2008
Source: ITN

Gwyneth Paltrow has admitted she was not sure if there would be a place for her in Hollywood after she took time off to be a mother.

Paltrow was speaking at the Cannes Film Festival, where her new film Two Lovers is showing in competition.

The movie is the tale of a depressed young man's life which is turned around after he moves back in with his parents and meets two women.

Paltrow was asked if it was hard coming back after taking time off.

She said: "Yeah, it was in a way. I really did not know if there would be a place for me any more, especially if you're a woman and especially if you're not 25.

"Hollywood is pretty cut-throat and everybody's got a short memory and there's always somebody younger or hotter or you know, prettier or whatever."

She added: "I was very realistic about the fact that there might not be any more room for me. I definitely knew that I had lost my place that I had when I left."

She said her experience of working with Robert Downey Junior on the recent Iron Man film and Joaquin Phoenix in Two Lovers was a once in a lifetime opportunity.

She said Two Lovers was a gift for her because she was going from being a mother at home for a long time, which was the greatest joy of her life, to feeling like an artist again.

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