Jodie Foster, who began her career aged three, calls acting ‘a cruel job’ she never would have chosen

Jodie Foster at the Marrakech film festival in Morocco on Sunday. Photograph: Stéphane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty Images

Jodie Foster has spoken out about parents who encourage their children to act, saying she “know[s] how dangerous it is”.

Speaking at the Marrakesh film festival, Foster said that she “would never have chosen to be an actor, I don’t have the personality of an actor. I’m not somebody that wants to dance on a table and, you know, sing songs for people.”