Los Angeles: Jodie Foster received a
long-awaited star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Oscar-winning actress was joined by
her Panic Room co-star Kristen
Stewart as she was presented with the honour in front of the TCL Chinese
Theatre in Los Angeles.
Jodie, who has two Academy Awards for her
performances in The Accused and Silence Of The Lambs, admitted she
thought she may never receive a star in the city in which she grew up.
Jodie, 53, has moved behind the camera in recent
years and directed the upcoming thriller Money
Monster, starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts. She said: “I’ve been
acting since I was three, I’ll never stop but I definitely wanted to focus on
directing for now. It takes a real commitment in order to get movies off the
ground. That has to be the first priority.”
Stewart, who played Foster’s daughter in the 2002 film Panic Room, said the actress should have
received a star following her successful childhood career, which included roles
in Taxi Driver and Bugsy Malone. “She’s a baller on every level,” Kristen said. “It’s out of
control. She did everything so young. She kicked Yale’s ass. She won Oscars.
She became a film-maker herself. She created a family and still is just normal
and cool and kind. She’s been there for me,” she added.
Jodie’s star is the 2,580th to be awarded on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame. Her star is placed at 6927 Hollywood Blvd.
Of course, Foster has had opportunities over the
years. But it was by choice that she waited until now. “I made this conscious
decision that I didn’t want to have a star on Hollywood Boulevard unless it was
in a conjunction with a movie I was directing,” admits Foster. “I don’t know
why that was important to me; it seems silly, but that’s why I waited all these
years.”
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