Scarlett Johansson Interview In Parade This Sunday: A Preview
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Almost as ubiquitous as hurricanes in Florida, another force of nature, silver-screen beauty Scarlett Johansson is interviewed by James Kaplan for Parade Magazine, out this Sunday.
Scarlett, 22, unlike her similarly-aged peers, projects a maturity that is both worldly and natural. Whether she's playing Bill Murray's object of affection in the great Lost In Translation or a nanny in her upcoming film The Nanny Diaries, Johansson never comes across as precocious or insincere, most likely a facet of her upbringing and close relationship with her mother, who is also her manager:
“It’s been an amazing journey for the two of us. It can be unfortunate when family members work together, but my mom understands me."
Scarlett's right, it can be unfortunate having a parent guide your career and many of the names you read about in the tabloids have not been successful partnerships. Just look at the train-wrecked lives of Lindsay Lohan, Jessica and Ashlee Simpson and worst of all, Britney Spears - all relentlessly influenced and controlled by parent/managers.Â
Unlike these stage-parents, Scarlett's mother, Melanie Sloan,"a beautiful movie-mad Jewish girl from the Bronx" has obviously managed to steer her daughter stealthily through the perils and pitfalls of stardom and the oft-times, vile business of movie-making.
Scarlett also knows the value of hard work and playing under the radar - the latter of which, clearly separates her from the pack:  “I’ve worked so hard since I was 8 years old. Not hard, like I have a hard job, but I’ve really worked....I grew up in New York. I think I have an upper hand because I’m very aware of what’s going to be a problem. Of course, I go out with my friends a lot, and we always have a good time. I’m 22, and we dance and have fun. I don’t feel paranoid about that. But I just lay low. Sometimes you get caught, and there’s nothing you can do about it. "
And what of her famed beauty? Does she see herself as others, especially men, see her?
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