Terry Gross

We have to take another short break here.

If you're just joining us, my guest is Jodie Foster and her new film, which is in French, is called A Private Life.

It opens January 16th in select theaters and on the 30th more widely.

We'll be right back.

This is Fresh Air.

So you had to undergo a psychological exam because you were underage before doing this, you know, very adult kind of role.

What was the evaluation like?

You mentioned Brooke Shields in Pretty Baby.

She's very sexualized in that.

And you're sexualized in the sense that you're a prostitute in it, but at the same time, you're not acting sexy.

You're very like, hey, I'm doing my job.

You paid for me, so let's do it.

You can leave after that.

You're just like, let's get this done, which is kind of interesting.

You had been in movies longer than Scorsese was making them or De Niro and Keitel had been acting.

Did you ever give them advice?

So I just want to say again that Taxi Driver celebrates its 50th anniversary in February.

And if you haven't seen the film, it's so good.

So you might not want to talk about this, but did you ever feel like if the Me Too movement had been around when whatever happened, that you would be a part of that movement?

You asked if I agreed with your perspective, and I certainly do.