Los Angeles, Jan 19 (PTI) Veteran actor Helen Mirren saidshe never faced sexual harassment in Hollywood as she debutedlate in the industry.
In an interview with Sunday Today, a preview of which hasbeen released, Mirren talked about how men would often exposethemselves in front of her when she was in her twenties.
"I had never experienced that... in Hollywood. Because(when) I came to Hollywood, I was in my 30s. I was too old. Itdoesn't happen to you unless you're very young," Mirren said.
The 72-year-old actor also recalled her own experiencesof sexual misconduct in public in her 20s.
"When I was between 16 and 23, 24, men would exposethemselves to me often. I would say about once a week. On thesubway, on the Tube, on the bus, or walking down a road," shesaid.
"Weird, because it's not like you're going to go, 'Oh mygod, that's the most gorgeous thing I've ever seen'. It's theopposite. It's horror," she added.
Mirren also spoke about the #MeToo and Time's Upmovements while reflecting on the recent shift in Hollywoodthat opened the doors for women to speak out against sexualabuse.
"This moment in time, this last sort of four or fivemonths has been an enormous shift going on. It's been coming.
And I say 'Time's up'. Well it's about time time's up. Youknow, it's taken a long time to get here," Mirren said. PTI RBSHD.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.