 In an interview with FT Magazine 's Rosie Millard , Hedren discussed Hitchcock 's attitude towards her after she decided not to work for him again : " He did ruin my career . He kept me under contract , paid me to do nothing for close on two years . " Hitchcock sold her contract to Universal Studios , which dismissed her when she refused to work on one of its television shows . However , her acting career continued and she appeared in a number of film and television productions . Hedren said that while she was still under contract to Hitchcock , he turned down several film roles on her behalf , and was particularly disappointed when she heard from French director François Truffaut that he had wanted her for his film Fahrenheit 451 . Truffaut 's daughter Laura disputed this , telling Moral her mother had expressed surprise at the mention of Hedren 's possible involvement in the project . Laura Truffaut was also sceptical of the story . " It is extremely unlikely in my view that my father seriously entertained this project without sharing it with my mother as he was not secretive about the other actors who were considered for casting . " 
