Kate Bosworth: Actresses can’t just pluck roles off trees – we’re lucky if we make a living

Kate Bosworth believes her career has not been as prolific as it could have because actresses cannot “pluck roles off a tree”.

The US star, 34, made her big-screen debut in 1998 and broke out in surfing drama Blue Crush aged 18. Her recent films, which include the Oscar-winning Still Alice, have tended to be lower-budget.

She told ES Magazine: “I think there’s an idea out there that we can just pluck roles off a tree. There really isn’t much opportunity. It’s so limited.

“You’re lucky if you’re able to make a living as an actor. I’ve tried to be as true to myself as I can be, with the opportunities that I’ve had.

“So, if there were moments, or years, in which I went away for a minute, that’s not because I didn’t want to work, but probably because I wasn’t happy with the opportunities.”

Bosworth is married to film-maker Michael Polish, 47, who she met on the set of 2013’s Big Sur and who inspired her to pursue a career behind the camera as well. She said: “I felt like I was falling out of love with the profession a little bit. Meeting Michael reinvigorated my desire to keep going.

“I thought, ‘If people who are seated at the table don’t want me seated at the table, I’ll find my own seat, and I’ll drag it up and I’ll demand to be there.’”

This autumn she starred in the BBC’s Second World War drama SS-GB and said she would “love to continue” the story of her Blue Crush character, Anne Marie, in NBC’s planned TV reboot.

Bosworth also revealed that she and Polish — whose new film, Nona, focuses on the sex trade — want a child together. She said: “Nona was our first baby ... but yes, we plan to actually create a flesh and blood one.”