The Real Reason Mara Wilson Stopped Acting

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Despite the decades that have passed since her last big role, Mara Wilson revealed that fans frequently recognize her to this day. "People keep telling me that I look the same," Wilson told Parade in 2013. "They'll say that I haven't changed. Sometimes people will say that I look different but that there's 'something about me,' but most of the time they say I haven't changed. And I'm like, 'Well, yes, I am the same person.'"

"For a long time, I didn't really understand that these people were genuinely my fans and that they really actually liked me," she added. "For me, acting was just a hobby. But now I can see the looks on their faces and see what it meant to them, especially with Matilda. It's impressive and humbling."

Yet while Wilson appreciates the recognition, she has no desire to return to film. Instead, the former child actor prefers to channel her creativity into writing stories and dialogue. "Acting is something I did when I was a kid," Wilson explained. "I do act sometimes in friends' projects but, when I do, it's just for fun. It is actually a hobby for me now."

She added, "I do still love stage acting, but the day-to-day process of being an actor is so exhausting and so taxing. There are parts here and there that I'd like to play, but they're not as interesting to me as writing."

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