Renée Zellweger says she took a 6-year break because she was ‘fed up with the sound of my own voice’

Even Oscar winners can’t just see (or hear) themselves – just ask Renée Zellweger!

THE Bridget Jones: Boy Crazy the star is on the cover of British Voguein the February 2025 issue, where she explains why she took a six-year break, from 2010 to 2016.

The main thing? “Because I needed it. I was sick of the sound of my own voice,” Zellweger, 55, said.

“When I was working, I was like, ‘Oh, my God, listen to you. Are you sad again, Renee? Oh, is that your crazy voice?’ It was a regurgitation of the same emotional experiences,” she explained.

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In her free time, the actress “was writing music and studying international law,” she told the magazine.

Zellweger also “built a house, rescued two older doggies, created a partnership that led to a production company, advocated for and raised money with a sick friend, and spent a lot of time with family and godchildren and traveling across the country with the dogs. “.

“I’m healthy,” she continued.

When asked if she would continue acting if she had a new life, the Chicago The actress said: “I’m not sure the way it works now, the fame and all that, I don’t know if it’s right for me.”

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Zellweger went on to point out that in his opinion, “there was a line between celebrity and art” 25 years ago. Today, she believes that this balance “has become more and more ambiguous”.

“And ‘notorious,’ ‘famous’ and ‘known’ are now the same thing,” she said. “Before, you were known because you did something worth knowing.”

As for whether she prefers the term “actor” or “actress,” Zellweger told British Vogue“I became an actress and now I’m an actor.”

“I guess I’m indifferent to these things. I don’t care. It’s so much fun not having an opinion on certain things, isn’t it?” she added.

Bridget Jones: Boy Crazy premieres February 13, exclusively on Peacock.

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