In Hollywood, you re hired if you don t ask questions: Sarandon

London March 10 (IANS) Oscar winner Susan Sarandon took a dig at Hollywood and said that not asking questions leads to getting hired in the industry.

Sarandon spoke at a screening of her documentary "Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story" here reports hollywoodreporter.com.

"It s certainly not a requirement to be smart in my business... Mediocrity is rewarded time and time again. A lot of the time you re hired because you don t ask questions. It takes more time to ask questions it takes more time to fight for something with integrity " she said.

Sarandon who recently won acclaim on the small screen for her portrayal of Hollywood icon Bette Davis added that there s "no room" for asking questions or exploration on film television or the stage.

"The last play I did on Broadway ( Exit the King with Geoffrey Rush ) we spent so much time doing press which should ve been done rehearsing " she said.

"I would have liked to have been rehearsing anyway."

Sarandon was keen to highlight the "tricky" nature of films and their relationship with sex.

"It s very complicated in my business especially because it s all about your sexual currency. Whether you actually deliver to anyone in charge to get a job that way -- people hire women they want to be with and men they want to be. And anyone that falls in between is a character actor " she quipped.

Sarandon said women should have the choice about how she uses what she has at her disposal.

"Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story" which Sarandon has executive produced tells the story of the title actor s life but focuses on her talents as an inventor -- most notably for developing a radio guidance system during World War II that became the basis of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technology.

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