Writing was always an aspiration, but I’d kept it a secret even from myself.
You’re in a movie because you’re appealing and because you represent the aspiration, the fantasy, the ideal.
I don’t think I had the aspiration to be a star growing up. I loved Madonna and Bette Midler, and I had my karaoke machine and would sing their songs.
With digital space, the content has become accessible for the audience. So, they feel more connected to you as you are more accessible to them. The kind of adulation actors get today is very different from the kind of adulation you had for a star which came from aspiration rather than relatability.
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