In a recent interview with Harper’s Bazaar U.K., Dune: Part Two actress Léa Seydoux reflected on the state of women in Hollywood. She shared that she finds it “easier” to work as an actor in Europe than in America. 

Seydoux has starred in several Hollywood movies and franchises, including James Bond’s Spectre and No Time to Die, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and as previously stated, Dune: Part Two. She opened up about her experiences working on American films, saying, “The industry in America…I find it harsh on women…In America it’s economic, and when it becomes a matter of making money, you lose your freedom. I don’t feel comfortable with the fact that you have to tick all the boxes. Being a woman on screen is easier in Europe.”

However, Seydoux clarified that she’s “really satisfied” with the parts she has been given throughout her career in Hollywood so far, saying, “I take what I get! I’m not frustrated. It’s tough for someone who’s not totally American to lead a Hollywood film.”

Seydoux previously told IndieWire that one of the reasons she continues to seek out roles in Hollywood is because she feels “that in America, people have more imagination.” But she said during her interview with Harper’s Bazaar U.K. that she has “more freedom” as a European actress because it “suits” her.

“I’m not trying to be popular, I’m just trying to enjoy myself,” she said. “In America, you have to conform. I don’t want to adapt myself to the system, I want the system to adapt to me!”

Seydoux isn’t the only actress to open up about the difficulties of being a woman in Hollywood. During The Hollywood Reporter‘s actress roundtable last year, Greta Lee said Margot Robbie started her production company LuckyChap because “the men always had the best parts in the scripts you’re getting.”