If you've been watching the second season of The White Lotus, then you've undoubtedly been enjoying Theo James' breakout performance as Cameron Sullivan.
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Theo's been knocking around Hollywood for a minute now, and if you're a fan of the Divergent series, you probably saw Theo in the films based on the books.
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And it's very possible that you enjoyed watching him in those films more than he enjoyed making them.
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In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Theo seemingly addressed the effect that being in the Divergent films had on his acting career as a whole.
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“You do a certain type of film and you sign contracts where you are beholden to those roles for a certain period of time and people see you in a certain light that you have to wrestle your way out of,” he explained.
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“That is a hundred percent the case with actors — and it was definitely the case with me.”
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"I felt I didn’t have the fluidity to move in the directions that I wanted," he continued, before issuing what sounds like kind of a slam when it comes to the Divergent franchise in general.
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"You’re very much in a certain type of role — and those roles can be pretty fucking boring.”
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Damn. That's real, though! Theo's comments are a good reminder, too, that even if we enjoy watching some of these movies, it's not always a barrel of laughs to be the one in front of the camera.
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