Actress Lou Wood Breaks Silence, Finds Support from Angelina Jolie

In a recent interview, actress Lou Wood revealed that she has been finding the courage to speak up for her needs on set. According to the article, Wood started to panic while filming an emotional scene due to shouting crew members and asked for "one direction, one voice, and no hand movements in her line of sight."

Wood said she has "spent years feeling unable to say anything like that for fear of seeming argumentative," but now feels empowered to "take ownership of what I need to thrive, and tell people what won't work for me." She noted that after she spoke up, she saw Angelina Jolie, "possibly the most famous woman ever," give her a thumbs up, which Wood found reassuring.

The article also mentions that Wood felt a similar sense of catharsis after an SNL skit that poked fun at her character, saying it was akin to "breaking a pattern" of not standing up to childhood bullies. Additionally, Wood, who has recently been cast as Pattie Boyd in an upcoming Beatles film, shared that the entertainment industry has challenged her mental health, describing Hollywood as "emotionally bulimic."