Patricia Arquette thought Camila Morrone was 'too pretty' to cast in directorial debut Gonzo Girl

Patricia Arquette thought Camila Morrone was 'too pretty' to cast in directorial debut Gonzo Girl

Entertainment Weekly-Movie·2023-09-12 04:00

Patricia Arquette had to call out her own bias for thinking Camila Morrone was "too pretty" to star in her directorial debut, Gonzo Girl.

While introducing her new film at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, the Oscar winner thanked her leading lady but admitted that she'd initially judged Morrone on looks alone.

"When I first saw her audition it was so incredible, but I thought, 'Is she too pretty?'" Arquette said. "And then I thought, 'Wait a minute. Wait a minute. I have my own self-conscious bias. Why am I trying to say, "No, you just get to be pretty, that's all you can be"?' That's not right."

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