Gwyneth Paltrow: ‘Retired’ actor says Avengers co-star could lure her back to starring in movies

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I really got to the point where even the little things, like sitting in the van going to set, getting your makeup touch-ups, and everything – I really don’t know that I can bear it.” With no movie roles lined up, Paltrow has said there is just one actor who could convince her to return to the profession: her Avengers co-star Robert Downey Jr. However, in 2021, self-proclaimed “homebody” Paltrow previously said she did not like starring in blockbusters as it required her to be “in hotel rooms alone for six months”, stating: ‘It’s just not who I am.” Speaking on SiriusFM’s Quarantined with Bruce, Paltrow said that “part of the shine of acting wore off” because of the “intense public scrutiny” she was under after winning Best Actress at the 1999 Oscars. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free “I think that when you hit the bullseye when you’re 26 years old, and you’re a metrics-driven person who frankly doesn’t love acting that much as it turns out, I was kinda like, ‘Ok’,” she said. Robert Downey Jr and Gwyneth Paltrow in ‘Iron Man’ “It wasn’t like I think this isn’t worth doing, I sort of felt like, well, now who am I supposed to be?