It seems as though Jennifer Aniston is really determined to step out of her romantic comedy world for roles with a little more depth. The Hollywood actress admits that she had to "let herself go" and "fall apart" for her role in the highly-anticipated film, Cake.

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Aniston, who is best known for her role on the hit television sitcom Friends, said that her role in the film was a once in a lifetime opportunity that she simply couldn't miss.

According to the Belfast Telegraph on Monday she said, "When I read it I knew it was the role of a lifetime. How could I turn it down? Just reading the script I actually saw myself doing it. I just felt like it was already happening and it was pretty easy to say 'Yes.'"

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Aniston also says that she didn't think twice about "letting go" appearance-wise for the film, too.

She added, "As women, we do feel that we have to live up to an expectation whether it is on camera or going to do the market. The truth of the matter is that that is not always the way it is. We don't always have our high heels on. We don't always have our makeup on. It was extremely liberating to let all that go."

Meanwhile, there have been rumors that Aniston might be having a showdown with Angelina Jolie at the Oscars next year.

Radar Online reported last Wednesday that Jolie is a frontrunner for a Best Director nod for her film, Unbroken, while Aniston has been hotly tipped for a Best Actress nomination for her role in Cake.

While it's still uncertain as to who will get nominated for what films, both women are getting plenty of praises from the critics these days in what might be their best work of their careers yet.

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