FLASHBACK： A 13-Year-Old Scarlett Johansson on Horseback Riding Lessons： ‘I Didn’t Know What I Wa…
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We love seeing Scarlett Johansson kick ass as Black Widow, but she's been on screen for two
decades. ET first met 13-year-old Scarlett in this 1998 interview.
The pressure's on. I would move out of the way if I were you.
Scarlett played a girl injured in a tragic accident learning to ride again in The Horse Whisperer.
I had no horse training whatsoever. I didn't know what I was doing.
And I was very unsure of myself, but I'm a lot more confident now. And
after taking many lessons and working with the Wranglers, I became obsessed with it. So,
yeah, it's a new thing for me. I'm very excited. First couple of weeks, I was in pain, of course.
But other than that, I never really had any doubts, and I haven't fallen off yet,
knock air, knock head. So I've been lucky, been very, very lucky.
The movie was shot in beautiful Montana,
the same state where she would marry her now hubby, Romaine Doriac.
I'm a city girl, and it's beautiful out there. I could see having a vacation home there, but
I wouldn't be so eager to make that sudden change of pace. But we'll see. You know,
maybe someday I will have a home there and get to spend more time there.
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