Geena Davis: Susan Sarandon is my hero

Actress Geena Davis has revealed that when she first met her 'Thelma & Louise' co-star Susan Sarandon, she was immediately in awe of her and still considers Sarandon her hero.

Davis, who first met Sarandon with director Ridley Scott, said that the senior actress' assertiveness won her over. According to a report in the Indian Express that quoted FemaleFirst, she said, 'An eye-opening moment in my life, a very defining moment, was the first time I met Susan Sarandon. We were going to meet, just Ridley and Susan and I, to go through the script and see if we had any thoughts or ideas. So I meet Susan, and she was amazing. We sit down to go through the script. I swear, I think it was page one' she says, 'So my first line, I don't think we need that line. Or we could put it on page two. Cut this ' And I was just like ' My jaw was to the ground. Because she was just saying what she thought!'

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Davis said that she was taken aback by how forthright Sarandon was. 'She was saying her opinion. Even though I was 34 or 35 or something. I was like, 'People can do that? Women can actually just say what they think?' she said.

'Thelma & Louise' released in 1991 and is considered a cult classic. Speaking about her experience of working with Sarandon in the film, Davis added, 'It was an extraordinary experience to do that movie with her because every day was a lesson in how to just be yourself. I drive her nuts. I'm always talking about her being my hero. I'm sure she's probably sick of it.'