‘Permanently Broken’ Sandra Bullock Wanted To Quit Acting After Jesse James Cheating Scandal
Dec. 28 2011, Published 2:00 p.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
The usually stoic Sandra Bullock is finally opening up about the pain caused by her marriage split from cheating husband Jesse James.
The Oscar winning 47-year-old admitted to the Associated Press' Jake Coyle that she thought she'd never return to acting following the humiliating debacle, and that she believed she was “permanently broken.”
"I was perfectly content to be permanently broken...time-wise," Bullock said of returning to work after the 2010 scandal, which started with revelations that James had cheated with tattoo model Michelle ‘Bombshell’ McGee and subsequently spawned a slew of other women to come forward alleging affairs with the motorbike bad boy.
The news of James’ infidelity broke just days after Bullock won her best actress Oscar for her role in The Blind Side -- during her acceptance speech she gave thanks to her husband of five years, obviously oblivious to the brewing scandal.
Bullock told the AP that director Stephen Daldry lured her back to set with a starring role, opposite Tom Hanks, in the new movie, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, which details events following the tragedy of September 11.
"I honestly didn't think I was in a place where I wanted to work or wanted to step out of where I was. ... I wasn't prepared. But the opportunity was louder than my head," she said.
Bullock went on to admit that she feels thankful to Daldry for pulling her back to work, especially on such a meaningful project.
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