Rosie Perez Recalls ‘Horrible’ Audition For ‘The Matrix’: ‘I Really Sucked’
etcanada.comHad things gone another way, it could have been Rosie Perez instead of Carrie-Anne Moss who fought their AI overlords alongside Keanu Reeves in “The Matrix”.
In a new interview with Variety, the “Your Honor” star reveals she auditioned for the role of Trinity — but has no doubt in her mind that the role went to the right actress. “I was horrible,” she admitted. “As I was walking out, I was like, ‘I know I didn’t get the job.
I really sucked,’ and the Wachowskis were like, ‘No,’ and the casting director was trying not to laugh,” she added. READ MORE: Rosie Perez Praises A Former Co-Star For Being A Great Kisser “And then finally I looked at her and I go, ‘I really sucked,’ and she just burst out laughing,” she recalled. “We all were laughing.
I just gave the Wachowskis a hug and I said, ‘Well, good luck with this.’” Meanwhile, Perez also revealed she nearly lost out on her breakout role in “Do the Right Thing” — because she had no idea who Spike Lee was at the time. “I didn’t understand who he was.
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