Scarlett Johansson discusses ambition, success, and her role in The Other Boleyn Girl, where she plays Mary Boleyn, one of King Henry VIII’s mistresses.
It’s 450 years since Anne Boleyn’s head fell from the chopping block but ambitious women are still regarded with suspicion by Hollywood’s chroniclers, the popular press. Johansson is not the kind of person to bow to those expectations. “Ambition is healthy,” she says firmly. “All people who are successful are ambitious. And you have to be ambitious to be successful. You have to be hopeful, have to see the possibility. And you have to set goals for yourself. I think that’s important.”
