Naomi Watts’ Hollywood struggle lowered her confidence

“You know it’s true what people say about looks. You must have more than just looks,you must have personality too.

I didn’t have that confidence and it affected the way people perceived me,” said Watts.

“I’d been slogging away in Hollywood for five years getting nowhere. At castings I was constantly told I wasn’t talented enough,I wasn’t right,I wasn’t beautiful enough,I was nowhere near sexy enough,” she added.

Despite her struggles,the 41-year-old star refused to give up on her dream and was inspired by the successes of her close friend and actress Nicole Kidman.

“I thought about quitting acting and took other jobs – in restaurants,on magazines – but nothing gave me the same feeling. I was often down to my last USD 200. Nicole actually gave me hope. She’d tell me that it would only take one film,one casting and everything would change,” said Watts.