After years of attempting to meet Hollywood's expectations, Jennifer Esposito reached a breaking point.During an appearance on Maria Menounos' "Heal Squad" podcast, the "Blue Bloods" alum reflected on the ups and downs she experienced as a young actress and explained why she finally decided to pull the curtain and call it quits on Hollywood."I remember, like, the anxiety of trying to be what everyone wanted me to be," Esposito said."I got a call one time from my manager.
I was on this movie, and they were like, ‘Are you happy on set?’ And I was like, ‘What do you mean?’" Esposito recalled."Like, ‘Oh, the producer called and said, like, you don't really say good morning.’"'BLUE BLOODS' STAR JENNIFER ESPOSITO SAYS SHE WAS LOCKED IN PSYCH WARD AS HEALTH BATTLE SPIRALEDJennifer Esposito explains what ultimately led her to leave Hollywood.
(FilmMagic)The criticism caught Esposito off guard, she said."I was just like, ‘We're starting at 5 in the morning.I'm just trying to learn my lines, like, just do my job.’ Like, nothing I was doing was right."Esposito claimed speaking up about more serious concerns presented another problem."And then if you ever speak out about, like, any kind of abuse situation, like, you're not supposed to do that," she said.
"Like, you don't do that.You know, there's no right step."ARMIE HAMMER COMPARES HIS HOLLYWOOD EXILE TO BEING CRUCIFIED: 'THE NAILS ARE IN MY HANDS'The actress also alleged there was a double standard between men and women in Hollywood, and pointed to Armie Hammer making a smooth return back into Hollywood.The 53-year-old actress recalled years of rejection and abuse of power within Hollywood.
(JC Olivera/Getty Images)Esposito recalled questioning a stunt in which fake glass was supposed to explode in her face, only to feel pressure not to slow down production."They were like, ‘We're just going to blow this fake glass in your face,’ and I was just like, ‘I don't know.Is that right?’ ‘Don't hold ...