Robin Wright Penn thinks modelling messed her up.
The 43-year-old 'Private Lives of Pippa Lee' star hated her experiences of
attending casting calls in her late teens and early 20s, and says getting
her first acting job in a commercial "saved" her life.
She said:

"It was destructive to the self-esteem. It f***ed me up. Big time.
I'd hear the most awful things, like, 'Her legs aren't long enough. Her t*ts
aren't big enough. Next!' There's no respect for you as a human being.
You're a commodity."

I can't even imagine what those girls hear about their bodies. While Robin - who has two children with her husband, 'Milk' actor Sean Penn
- hated her younger career, one of her biggest highlights was being a member
of this year's prestigious Cannes film festival jury to decide which movies
would be given awards. 

"It was one of the greatest experiences I've had, watching two or
three movies every day, then to be at a round table with your fellow
artists. It was so mind-altering, so educational. I didn't go to college,
but I understand that's the sort of experience you have there."

Robin and Sean have begun the process of divorcing twice, and recently
reconciled, with the actor pledging to take a year-long career break to
spend more time with his wife, daughter Dylan, 18, and son Hopper, 16, but
the actress insists she won't be doing the same.
She exclaimed:

"I need a job. I'm actively looking for work."

LOL! Perhaps Robin will start working again and Sean will tend to the children.