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Frustrating to prove yourself everytime in showbiz: Rose Byrne

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Bridesmaids' actress Rose Byrne sometimes thinks about quitting acting because she finds it frustrating having to prove herself time and again.

Bryne, 35, said she turned her back on show business because she does not think she would find anything else she enjoyed as much, reported Contactmusic.

"I've always felt the need to prove (myself) again and again, and that can take its toll. On a frustrating day, it's like, 'Ugh, I want to do something else,' but I know essentially it's what I love to do the most, even when there are times that it's hard," she said.

The 'Damages' star thinks acting is more of a beauty pageant for women these days and she feels men are still offered better roles.
 

"(Glenn Close and I) talk about how (acting) is a completely different game now. There wasn't as much scrutiny and it wasn't such a beauty pageant before.

"It's hard, especially in this business and especially for women. I hate to be a broken record about it, but if I compared my career to my male contemporaries, I feel like they get a lot more opportunities to play lead roles and have a potential story in something, whereas women's roles as the wife or the mother are limited. It's a harder thing for women to navigate," she said.

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First Published: Dec 05 2014 | 2:40 PM IST

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