Ana De Armas recently opened up about her view on social media and how it has changed the “concept of a movie star” for younger generations. The actress talked about this during an interview with Variety.
According to De Armas, social media have changed what a movie star means to younger people because of how they make them be present constantly and appear “close”. The Knives Out star stated:
“I feel like the new generations don’t have that concept, because of social media. There is so much information out there and oversharing…The concept of a movie star is someone untouchable you only see onscreen. That mystery is gone. For the most part, we’ve done that to ourselves—nobody’s keeping anything from anyone anymore.”
De Armas mentioned that she deleted her social media accounts and kept Instagram because of her previous commitments. She stated that she feels that social media makes her think that things are always wrong.
“If it was up to me, I would delete Instagram right now, but I can’t. I understand that I’m not just an actress. I have other brands that I’m working with and I have other commitments…It’s been good for Blonde and for films that I want to talk about. It’s tricky because you feel the pressure to share some personal insight, or something about your private life, to keep people interested in you. You have to find a balance somehow, which I find very difficult.”
De Armas recently starred as the iconic Marilyn Monroe on Blonde, which made her deserving of nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, British Academy Film Awards, and The Academy Awards.
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