The White Lotus' Alexandra Daddario has responded to criticism of her acting.
The star appeared in season one of the hit drama as journalist and timid wife Rachel, who was on her honeymoon with her wealthy and arrogant husband Shane. The role landed her an Emmy nomination, but that didn't stop critics from disparaging her work.
In an interview with Elle, Daddario was asked to name the "most outrageous rumour" that she had heard about herself, and quickly replied: "That I'm a bad actress."
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"I'm not a bad actress," she stated, defending herself. "I've just done some projects that don't showcase me in the way that I should be showcased, okay?
"[The] director and the writing is everything, and sometimes I'm lit poorly, but I'm not a bad actress. I got an Emmy nomination. How do you think I did that?" she retorted.
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Daddario first appeared on-screen in the soap opera All My Children in the early 2000s and has since starred in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and its sequel, Baywatch, Texas Chainsaw, True Detective and San Andreas. She currently stars as the lead in the supernatural thrillerMayfair Witches.
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Elsewhere in the interview, Daddario was asked about an "acting gig you regret doing", but diplomatically decided not to name the project.
"I have a lot of acting gigs I regret doing. This is a hard one, but I'll be vague," she said. "With all due respect to everyone who worked hard and who I worked with, there was an independent film that I shot that was a disaster.
"A lot of infighting, producers walking off set, just chaos. I don't want to say the name though, because you can't, but I hated working on that. The movie doesn't have to be good, but you know, fighting is not something that I'm into."
The White Lotus season three airs on HBO and Max in the US and on Sky and NOW in the UK. Seasons 1-2 are available to stream on Sky and NOW.
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