The 27-year-old actor, who watched a lot of old movies to prepare for her role in the upcoming film "Dreamland", said the fact that playing eye-candy type roles was the norm for the female actors at that time baffled her to no end.
"I love old films, but my heart breaks when I watch Marilyn Monroe's, because the characters she plays are so misogynistic and degrading that it's mind-boggling that that was the norm. The same with 'Bonnie And Clyde'; parts of it make my blood boil," Robbie told Stylist magazine.
Robbie, who has turned producer with her Oscar-nominated film "I, Tonya", said people should be paid on merit or on "box-office value", irrespective of their gender.
"To my mind, whoever is doing the most work, or adding the most box-office value, should get the highest pay - whether that's a man or a woman.
"If I was doing a project with a female lead and the male supporting character was getting paid more, I'd f***ing put my foot down," she said when asked if she had a policy on women's pay as a film producer.
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