Jennifer Aniston: ‘My Dad Didn’t Want me to Act’
Jennifer Aniston’s father didn’t want her to be an actress.
The former Friends star has revealed John Aniston — who is also an actor — begged her to choose a “less iffy” career.
“My dad did not want me to do this at all,” Aniston said. “It wasn’t that he didn’t think I could, but he just thought that it was such an iffy thing.
“I think there was a part of his discouragement that kind of fueled my drive in a way.”
In her next film The Goree Girls, Jennifer tackles a new challenge — singing on screen.
The movie — which is based on the true story of a group of female prison inmates who formed a country music band in the 1940s — sees the actress playing the guitar while belting out a series of songs.
“I can carry a tune. It won’t be bad,” Jen said. “Here’s the good news, the band — they weren’t musicians. They basically created a band in prison in order to get paroled.
“So you’re dealing with new singing voices and new instrument playing and somehow they find a way and become a huge phenomenon. It’s a true story.”
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