Mia Wasikowska reveals her choice to step away from the industry was by design: “I want to do more things in life other than be in a trailer.'
But while she seemed to be living the dream of many aspiring actresses, Wasikowka revealed to“I didn’t entirely like the lifestyle of going back to back to back. I felt really disconnected from any greater community,” she said. “I was doing it since I had been 17, well more like 15, but really working a lot from 17. I spent 10 to 15 years, completely like, new city, new country, every three months, and it’s like starting school again every few months.
Not only did Wasikowska find the pace to not be a good fit, she wasn't necessarily fulfilled by the work. "Maybe if the payoff is good and you feel really great doing it, then that’s okay, but I didn’t. So I wanted to establish that for myself on a personal level and have more of a sense of somewhere I belong that’s not just on a film set that ends every few weeks.”
Wasikowska did so by leaving Hollywood and moving back to her native Sydney, Australia in the late 2010s. She's still acting, but less frequently and mainly in indie films with auteurs she admires. Most recently, Wasikowska starred as Amy in
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