Ms. Moore, it seems like after a few quieter years, you’re busier than ever with acting these days. Has your passion for the craft been reignited recently?
I think that’s accurate. There was a period of time when acting wasn’t where I was really injecting my energy and focus, and even where I was wondering if maybe that part of my life had come to a completion — not ended, but where it was maybe like I’ve done what I was supposed to do. But I wasn’t sure, and if I wasn’t sure, then I needed to put my energy towards it to really see if this is what I wanted to be doing. I think for a long time I was putting just focus on my children and my family life. And now it feels like a wonderful time of my own autonomy. My children are grown. I can really explore this and I’m really energized by how things have been unfolding.
What explorations are you most excited about right now?
I mean, I think all the roles of my career have presented me with opportunities for my own personal growth in different ways. Roles that really push you out of your comfort zone, it really helps you to grow, and it then brings you greater capacity for love within yourself and love for others, which really felt like an opportunity to really be in greater service to others. With my recent film The Substance, for example, which explores a woman’s struggle with age and beauty, that certainly pushed me out of my comfort zone. I was really exploring the depths of vulnerability and so I think it was impossible to not walk away with a deepening into my own awareness, and the importance of appreciating all that you are.
