The Mandalorianstar Katee Sackhoff has revealed the unfortunate way that theStar Warsseries has affected her. After Sackhoff’sStar Warslive-action debut in season 2, episode 3, “Chapter 11: The Heiress,” she later joinedThe Mandalorian’s main castas Bo-Katan Kryze. A beloved character, Sackhoff previously started voicing Bo-Katan when the character was introduced duringStar Wars: The Clone Wars.
Of course,The Mandalorianhas millions of dedicated fans. Those dedicated viewers who knowhowThe Mandalorianseason 3 endedwill want to learn everything that is known about the upcomingspinoff movie,The Mandalorian and Grogu. As they wait to find out if she will star in this film, Sackhoff is providing new insight into how she was affected by herStar Warsrole.
During a conversation with her guest, Tahmoh Penikett, on an episode of her podcast,The Sackhoff Show, she reflected on herThe Mandalorianexperience. Despite how well-received her performance has been, Sackhoff explained howThe Mandalorianhas negatively affected her career. Check out her comments below:
What had happened was I lost all of my confidence after Mandalorian… My style of acting has always just been your first instinct is the right instinct. Do that. Play the reality of the situation. And I’ve never really played a character. You know what I mean? I’ve always played two steps removed from myself, in a sense. Like, it always felt grounded in some part of my belly of who I was.
Bo-Katan is nowhere near who I am as a human being. Her life, what she wants. I didn’t understand her. As much as I understood her, I never felt her in my stomach. I never identified with her. I didn’t know how to find her. It broke me. It just broke me where I started doubting everything about myself. I’m not a strong auditioner on tape and I was having to put myself on tape. I wasn’t booking anything, and for three years, I basically didn’t work…
I broke down. I was crying one day with [Michael Trucco] at his kitchen counter. And he was like, “You’re going to be fine. You always work.” And I was like, “I’m not okay, man. I’m not working. I’m so broken. I’ve got no confidence left. I don’t know what to do. I’m lost.”
And the worst thing was my old manager would say things like, “This is just easy for you. It’s so easy for you. You don’t even have to try. Just stop trying. You’re trying too hard.” And he would say, “You’re just better at this. Just stop.”
And I I lost it at him one day and started screaming. I was like, “Stop saying that to me. You’re destroying me because you’ve told me my entire life it’s easy for me and it’s not f——ng easy. And now I’m at a point where I’m falling apart because it’s not easy, and you’re telling me it’s easy.” It’s so dismissive.
What Katee Sackhoff’s Comments About Her Career Mean
During Katee Sackhoff’s career, the popular actor has enjoyed a truly staggering level of success. Between roles in shows likeBattlestar Galactica,24,Longmire, andThe Flash, among others, Sackhoff has become an icon to millions. From a fan’s perspective, Sackhoff’s greatest role has to be portrayingThe Mandalorian’sBo-Katan Kryze as a character, leader, and warrior.
After starring in all those shows, bringing an iconicStar Warscharacter to life in live-action seems like it would be a fantastic career move. Sackhoff’s remarks about how starring inThe Mandalorianshook her confidence prove things are never that simple in Hollywood. Instead, even a huge opportunity in the entertainment industry can become a trap.
Our Take On Katee Sackhoff’s Comments About The Mandalorian
My immediate response to Katee Sackhoff’s remarks about how starring inThe Mandalorianaffected her is that I have the utmost respect for the bravery that it took for her to be so vulnerable on the world stage. In fact, I wish that everyone could be so forthright about their struggles, as it would help others feel less alone.
I also have to admit that I am shocked by one of the things that Sackhoff revealed about herThe Mandalorianexperience. Since she did such a good job portraying Bo-Katan Kryze on the show, it is astounding to learn she didn’t feel a connection to the character. That revelation is especially surprising since Sackhoff has voiced or embodied Bo-Katan for so many years.
My final takeaway from Sackhoff’s remarks is a feeling of hope. Since she has proven herself to be such a talented and compelling actor inThe Mandalorianand all her other projects, I have high hopes that she will land many roles that she can engage with more in the years to come.
