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Whitney’s Reservations

And while Whitney recognized that this was a great role, this was her first time on screen and she was apprehensive. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Whitney says that people were going to see her name attached to the project and decide not to support it simply because she had no acting experience. She said, “You know what I was concerned about? That people would dog me before they gave me the opportunity to do the job. Making the transition from a singer to an actress made me apprehensive. Like “Can I really do this?” 

But she was interested in acting though. After her second album, Whitney said she thought ‘One day, I’ll do a movie.’ But she didn’t imagine it would be something of this caliber.

“I wanted to do some acting, but I mean, I never thought I’d be costarring with Kevin Costner! I thought, “I’ll just get this little part somewhere, and I’ll work my way up.” And all of a sudden I get this script, and I said: “I don’t know. This is kind of . . . big.” So I was scared. It took me two years to decide to do it. I kind of waited too long for Kevin. I think it got on his nerves. He called one day and said, “Listen, are you going to do this movie with me or not?” I told him about my fears. I said: “I’m afraid. I don’t want to go out there and fall.” And he said: “I promise you I will not let you fall. I will help you.” And he did.”