We’re all just looking for safety and equality: Brie Larson

'Captain Marvel' star believes most people are the same, no matter where in the world one goes

Oscar-winner Brie Larson fronted Marvel's first female-led film Captain Marvel earlier this year. The film crossed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office but she still believes people, irrespective of the industry that they are part of, are looking for equality and safety.

Talking about the evils in Hollywood that she would like to stand up against, Larson, also a director, told an Indian news agency in Seoul, "I think it's kind of the same for every industry right now. From the conversations that I have had... we are still looking for equality and safety for everyone... to feel good, their work is appreciated, their minds and bodies are safe wherever they are."

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The starlet shared that playing a superhero with a military background brought about many changes in her life, reported Business Standard. "I just feel like in particular, with the strength training and getting to be Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel) for a little bit… I feel like it changed me. It made me carry myself differently, more upright for sure. And that has helped me move forward. It was great to be able to share that character with the world and see that power can go through the screen to other people as well."

The Room actor does get affected by the characters that she plays on the big screen and she has little tricks to come back to herself again. "Whenever I start playing a character, I end up being somebody else for way more hours of the day than I am being myself. So, I usually try to come up with some ritual so that, at the end of the day, I am back to myself," she said. "Whether it's brushing my hair back to the part that I always keep it at or putting on my favourite shirt or eating comfort food... something that kind of brings me back to my centre. Because it's true… if I start working too much and play a character for too long, the only time I am with myself is when I am dreaming which is kind of odd. So, I come up with little tricks like that."

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This is also the reason why Larson likes to take big breaks between films. "That's my time to kind of figure out what I want to keep. There are also a lot of things that I am ready to let go of. I don't want to think that way or look the world that way anymore but I love playing different characters because it has brought me such empathy for understanding maybe what it's like to be in other people's shoes,” she explained. “I'll never really know what it's like to be in other people's shoes but it has allowed me incredible opportunities to see things from new perspectives."

Larson has reprised her role as Captain Marvel in the latest Marvel cinematic outing Avengers: Endgame, which released globally on April 26 is expected to smash box office records across the globe.

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