Scarlett Johansson: On Her Terms | 285

Even the Rich

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Society & Culture

4.3 • 11.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Richies, this month we’ll be celebrating actors who you’ll see in this summer’s biggest movies. We’re kicking off our ""Even the Rich: Summer Blockbuster Month"" with ""Jurassic World Rebirth"" star, Scarlett Johansson! With critical praise for much of her work - including 2003's “Lost in Translation” and “Girl with a Pearl Earring ” - she's been on a roll for decades. But her enormous success hasn’t been without its share of pitfalls. Sure, the “Black Widow"" actor is one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars, but she’s also one of its most controversial. But - like it or not - Scarlett always sticks to her guns. And her beliefs. All while making her way to the top of the Hollywood food chain...on her own terms.

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0:00.0	Wonderry Plus subscribers can binge the newest season of Even the Rich before anyone else.
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0:11.6	So, Eresha, when it comes to setting boundaries, how would you rate yourself on a scale from 1 to 10?
0:21.5	Negative 18? Maybe? No way. I think you're better at it than you think. Well, my first example
0:28.9	is when I have plans and then you're like, Ross is going out of time, we got to do Girls Weekend,
0:33.2	and then I have to cancel all those already established plans. That's a terrible boundary not being set.
0:39.2	I'm constantly trying to get you to cancel things that you refuse to cancel.
0:42.5	So try to put yourself in my shoes.
0:45.0	Yeah, once I succeed all the time, then I'll be good at setting boundaries.
0:50.5	Well, I hope that never happens.
0:53.4	Well, today's subject has built a career on sticking to the personal and professional boundaries that she's set for herself.
0:59.7	She bursts onto the scene when she's just eight years old and spends the next three-plus decades earning critical acclaim for her bold choices in film, stage, music, and entrepreneurship.
1:10.5	But being outspoken definitely comes with its share of controversy, and she has had many.
1:15.8	Despite it all, she's still one of the top actors of her generation and does it on her own
1:19.9	terms, no matter who criticizes her for it.
1:22.9	Today, we're talking about Scarlett Johansson.
1:30.5	It's 2003.
1:32.3	17-year-old Scarlett Johansson is living alone in Tokyo.
1:36.1	She's acting in a low-budget indie film called Lost in Translation.
1:39.9	She's far from home and feeling lonely and disconnected.
1:43.4	Everything she's familiar with is back in New York, half a world away.
1:47.5	She doesn't feel like she fits in with her co-star Bill Murray.
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