Getting real: Susan Sarandon shares why she prefers New York over LA
Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon doesn’t live in Hollywood as it knocks her confidence. The American actress, 69, looks sensational as she gets older and even landed a beauty deal with L’Oreal in January (16). That’s not to say she buffers bouts of low self-esteem though, which is why she refuses to live under constant scrutiny in Tinseltown. “It’s very tough, and that’s one of the reasons I don’t live in Hollywood. It’s a town where it’s very hard to maintain your confidence because it’s so self-conscious, it’s such a company town,” she said about being an ageing actress. “I can just imagine picking up a head of lettuce in a supermarket, running into a producer who then later says: ‘Oh no, I saw her, she is really not looking great these days’, because you are there without any make-up on or whatever. In New York it’s easier to live.” —PTIHollywood can knock your confidence
