Jenna Ortega Says She Would Go "All Day" Without Eating or Drinking on Set as a Child Star
Jenna Ortega said she feared the role would typecast her, even as Wednesday returned for Season 2 and Season 3 moved into production.
- In a recent Esquire interview published Aug. 11, actor Jenna Ortega revealed she feared starring in Wednesday would end her career, admitting she underestimated the project's massive scope during production.
- Ortega, who began her career in 2012, admitted she struggled to prioritize her own needs, stating, "I would go all day without eating, drinking, whatever, because I wanted so badly to not be in the way of anybody." Statement 67 provides this exact quote and context.
- Despite director Tim Burton's involvement, the production felt like a "small little thing" while filming in Romania, a perspective Ortega now describes as "maybe that was my mistake."
- Production for the third season is currently underway, with co-creator Alfred Gough stating, "Our goal for Season 3 is the same as it is for every season: to make it the best season of Wednesday we possibly can."
- Ortega has pursued acting since age 7, inspired by fellow child star Dakota Fanning's wisdom on the profession; her stubborn persistence transformed early self-doubt into lasting career focus.
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Everyone knows her and recognizes her for her role as protagonist on Wednesday, the Netflix series inspired by the characters of the Addams family. But Jenna Ortega lives on the set since childhood. "I really knew how to do it, because I didn't even think of a mistake made," she said in an interview with Esquire -. I was so grateful [...] The article "I spent the days on the set without eating or drinking, I didn't take care of myself. I was the…
Jenna Ortega is one of the biggest Netflix stars with «Wednesday». Now the actress gives shocking insights into her beginnings as a child in front of the camera.
Actress Jenna Ortega talks openly about the shadows of her early career. In order not to notice negatively on the set, today's "Wednesday" star as a child did not eat and drink.
Jenna Ortega says she would go all day without eating or drinking on set as a child
Jenna Ortega has opened up about the pressure she put on herself when she started working as a child actress. Although she remembers being very focused and making few mistakes during those early years, Ortega says part of that came from being afraid of getting in anyone's way. The 23-year-old actress explained that she was so happy to be working that she tried to make things as easy as possible for everyone around her. "I was so grateful and so …
Jenna Ortega Esquire Interview: Why Star Went Without Food or Water as a Child Actor
Jenna Ortega has spent much of her life in front of cameras. Now 23, the Wednesday, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and Scream star is reflecting on a part of her childhood career that reveals just how much young performers can feel pressured to fit into an adult workplace. Her acting journey began more than a decade ago. She appeared in Iron Man 3 at age 9 before landing the Disney series Stuck in the Middle at 13. Her early career also required major…
"I didn't even ask for a sip of water, I went the whole day without eating or drinking anything," the actress said.
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