It’s a machine, and I respect it, but it’s not necessarily the thing that makes me feel the most comfortable," said Naomi.Elsewhere in the interview, the 35-year-old actress also talked about portraying music icon Whitney Houston in the biographical film, Wanna Dance with Somebody."I’m a perfectionist, and this shit sent me crazy because you can never know a person," Naomi said.
"It was something about the pressure of people knowing Whitney, people loving Whitney, me playing her.
Am I good enough?
This is a mountain."I remember saying to my sister: ‘I feel like I’m a baby looking at the top of a mountain, and somehow I need to crawl up to the top,' she continued.Naomi added, "The reviews weren’t the most incredible; the box office didn’t do great, but for me personally, it changed my approach to my craft.
Because once you do something like that, I was like: ‘Give me anything!’ … Because I know I’ve probably done one of the hardest things I can in my life." Naomi Ackie isn't 'really impressed' by Hollywood: Here's why October 12, 2026.

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