Despite being an A-list actress, Adams is known for playing less-showy roles. She explains, “My husband and I are very quiet people. Whereas some people – Jennifer Lawrence, let’s say – she just has the kind of energy where she walks into a room and everybody notices. I don’t think that it’s a desire for attention, that’s just the nature of her being. I can disappear really, really quickly in a room.”
Early in her career, Adams thought her ability to disappear hurt her — but she now sees it as an asset. She explains, “Before I almost felt like it was a deficit, because I thought to be an actress you had to make people pay attention to you, and that’s just not my energy. It took a long time to be OK with that because you would see people receive a lot of opportunities based on something intangible, and it’s frustrating. But during my 20s and early 30s, when I wasn’t really working, I realized, OK, I’ll just focus on my work, I don’t have a thing.” Later, she adds, “I think the more people are concerned with me, the less they can invest in my characters.”
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