“I’m not a retard”: Megan Fox Did Not Want to End Up Like Scarlett Johansson and Prove She Was Beauty With Brains

Megan Fox has been associated with several big projects in the Hollywood industry. Her role as Mikaela Banes in the Transformers franchise helped her enter mainstream cinema. She later gained the status of a s*x symbol. Despite being incredibly popular she hates one thing- having to constantly prove her intelligence and beauty.

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She even ended up calling out MCU star, Scarlett Johansson for constantly entertaining people to prove her talent.

Megan Fox Wouldn’t Become Like Scarlett Johansson

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In a 2009 interview with Esquire, Megan Fox addressed the general conception of people regarding actors that they are without brains. She shared at the time,

“Actors aren’t necessarily the most intelligent guys you’re ever gonna come across.”

She continued,

 “They’re so easily manipulated that if you have any sort of control over your own sexuality, they’re just f****d.”

Commenting on handling her label as a Hollywood s*x symbol, she felt offended by actress, Scarlett Johansson who continuously proves herself in the industry.

“I don’t want to have to be like a Scarlett Johansson – who I have nothing against – but I don’t want to have to go on talk shows and pull out every single SAT word I’ve ever learned to prove, like, ‘Take me seriously, I am intelligent, I can speak.'”

She hated the idea of having to prove her intelligence every time as she continued,

“I don’t want to have to do that. I resent having to prove that I’m not a retard — but I do. And part of it is my own fault.”

It is clear that she knows her worth and condemns the idea of actors being judged for their intelligence. Not just that, but she also commented on disliking the idea of being called sexy.

Megan Fox Hates Being Called Sexy

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While she is renowned for her beauty, in an old interview with PEOPLE, she opened up about being embarrassed for being sexy.

“I’m in a situation where I get lots of compliments all the time. I’m very lucky. People tell me that I am beautiful and that I am sexy all day but I hate it.”

She opened up about having difficulty to react on the compliments.

“I don’t know how to react. It’s embarrassing. How would you feel if people called you the most sexy person in the world ALL day? It’s strange, you know.”

Despite the accolades and titles, she was grounded as she acknowledged the fact that she got fame due to her being selected in the famous Transformers franchise. She only appeared in the first two movies in the sci-fi action series. After she shared negative comments about the director, Michael Bay, shortly after, she was separated from the franchise.

Source: Esquire Via NBC Washington