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How Farrah Fawcett changed her image after Charlie's Angels
"I look at scripts differently today," said the actor.
Though it frequently dealt with more serious subjects, Charlie’s Angels was never necessarily given the dramatic genre label that so many television shows yearn for.
When she left the series after the first season, Farrah Fawcett felt her career had the opportunity to pivot dramatically.
“I didn’t know how, but I felt it would change,” said Fawcett of her career during an interview with the Associated Press. The actor had been burned by an experience working on the 1981 television film, Murder in Texas.
“After I did Murder in Texas, I vowed I would never do another role I didn’t believe in,” said the actor. “I knew that if I was going to change my image, I’d have to do it myself. I didn’t work again for two years. The most painful thing was not working. I felt guilty. All these scripts were offered to me, but they just perpetuated the image. I’m much happier now because I’ve done work I’m proud of.”
Fawcett became more selective about her roles later in her career. With a strict set of standards, the actor ensured that every role she took on would be a worthwhile one.
“You have to have something to play,” said Fawcett. “You have to have a character. I look at scripts differently today. I used to put enormous obstacles in my way because there wouldn’t be a well-developed character or even a well-developed script. I thought we could make it all fall into place on the set, but it doesn’t work that way. It has to be there to begin with.”
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