Demi Moore, 62, jokes she went to the 'university of fake it till you make it' to find Hollywood success
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Demi Moore has had an enviable Hollywood career that has included blockbusters like Ghost and the hit series Landman.
And now the 62-year-old siren has told Amy Adams in the Variety's annual Actors on Actors series that she had a trick for making it in Hollywood.
'I went to the university of fake it until you make it,' the Indecent Proposal star said.
The Substance actress added that she had to move around a lot during her childhood making her the new kid in school which made her learn how to adapt.
That helped her with acting.
Moore wrote about her terrible childhood trauma in her book Inside Out, detailing how she grew up poor and how her mother let a man sexual assault her in exchange for money.
The talk is part of Variety 's annual Actors on Actors series and the two actresses touched on what part their roles played in their life to how they grew into the artists they are
Demi Moore sat down for an in depth conversation about what it means to be a woman and age in Hollywood with Amy Adams
Demi also talked about middle child syndrome as it specifically affects the daughters she shares with ex-husband Bruce Willis, 69 – Rumer Willis, 36, Scout Willis, 33, and Tallulah Willis, 30.
'That message, I think, we share in both of these films [Demi's The Substance and Amy's Nightb****], which is finding the love of self in whatever moment we're in. I remember getting to a point with my middle daughter, Scout, and her saying, "I want to quit focusing on all that I'm not when I could be celebrating all that I am."
'I have to say, I felt like, "Ooh, I've done a good job!"' Demi said.
Demi went on to state that its not OK to be angry if you're a woman because it isn't considered attractive.
'Not that anybody’s saying we can’t be, but that it’s been in a way the collective consciousness of like, “Oh, that’s not attractive,"' the G.I. Jane star said.
Adams replied, 'You’ve raised daughters, and I’ve had to really work on being like, “Oh my gosh, you’re such a good … No, don’t say it. You’re a good person, and I’m really proud of you.” Instead of …
Demi interjected: 'You’re a good girl.'
'Because there was something about that that I recognized I was paralyzed by for parts of my life. I remember watching you and thinking, “That’s what it is to be a woman,”' The La La Land star said as Demi reacted in surprise.
Amy added, 'Because you were strong, and you were authoritative. You always felt like you owned your own identity.'
Demi went on to state that its not OK to be angry if you're a woman because it isn't considered attractive. 'Not that anybody’s saying we can’t be, but that it’s been in a way the collective consciousness of like, “Oh, that’s not attractive,"' the G.I. Jane star said. Seen on December 2
Adams replied, 'You’ve raised daughters, and I’ve had to really work on being like, “Oh my gosh, you’re such a good … No, don’t say it. You’re a good person, and I’m really proud of you.” Instead of…'
Amy then reflected on the roles she took on earlier in her career, such as Enchanted.
She came to the realization that she had a need to get in touch with her inner child at that point in her career.
She reflected that she took everything a bit too seriously both back when she was starting out in her acting career and later when she had her daughter.
Amy is mom to daughter Avianna, 14, with husband, Darren La Gallo. On a recent episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, she opened up about her changing perception of herself.
'I think my awareness of how much I changed just took time, because I was trying so hard to please others and trying so hard to just do everything that I could and be everything to everybody all the time,' Adams began.
'I think it just exhausted myself,' she continued, 'And at some point, I had no more energy for anything but honesty.'
'At some point I was able to speak the truth and to really ask for what I needed, communicate that maybe I don't have it all under control and maybe I need a little bit more support than I thought I did. Because I, like I said, I changed,' she added.
Amy said she achieved peace and perspective by 'reorganizing priorities and learning new types of communication,' as well as 'really being present and enjoying each moment with this beautiful being in front of me.'
Demi and Amy, 50, talked about their films The Substance and Nightb*tch
The two actresses also talked about Demi's role in the body-horror movie The Substance.
'The interesting part was stepping into something that was really also stripping myself down — really knowing that this was a depth of vulnerability and rawness that I don’t know if I’ve ever had a chance to step into,' Demi said.
'Which makes me think about having watched you in Nightb***, which I feel like equally goes to such a raw, vulnerable, untethered kind of space, in which you were once again brilliant.'
Amy plays Mother in the film which sees her interact with her child, Son, and partner, Husband as she and Son become convinced they are turning into dogs.
'It really forced me into being present in each moment,' she said of working with children and animals.
'So much of what went into the relationship with the boy was developed not only by me, but by Marielle Heller and Scoot McNairy [who plays Husband] and the entire crew, because we had to create an environment that didn’t happen just between action and cut.
'We were always in conversation, always in relationship in between takes, always in play. There wasn’t a lot of downtime really. It was really about creating a relationship so when we started rolling, it was just a continuation.'
The Substance is streaming on Mubi. Nightb*tch is on Hulu Dec. 27.
