’90s fashion girl Gretchen Mol says getting older ‘sets you free’ as an actress
Gretchen Moore.
(Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images for AFP)Gretchen Moore After becoming the “It Girl” of the 1990s, she started talking about her life.
“There are always new faces in Hollywood,” Moore, 52, told us people In an interview published on Saturday, January 4. This is an industry that loves young people – that’s a reality, and that’s okay.
Moore is perhaps best known for her role as Gillian on the HBO series “Jillian.” beachfront empirebut she also starred in films such as smoother, The infamous Bette Page, arriving in Yuma at 3:10 and Manchester by the sea.
“I think getting older as an actor actually liberates you. You have more wisdom, you have more ups and downs, and the stakes are not as high,” Moore told the outlet. “Your job is more about the joy and process of creating than it is about what people think of the results or what people say about you.”
Mol’s career has slowed since she became known as the quintessential “It Girl” vanity fair 1998. Todd Williams Raised two teenage children: 17-year-old son Ptolemy and 14-year-old daughter Winter.
“We still go to town when we need to, but the kids go to school locally,” Moore told people. “We’ve found such a small and lovely community here. Most of the people, I know what they do for a living and they know what I do. It’s so nice to be around them and know everyone’s name. It’s Just really good people.
According to Moore, her children were less interested in her past professional achievements. “vanity fairEspecially, to the extent that if I tried to explain it to my kids, they would just say, ‘What?
Mol currently stars in Ed Burnsupcoming movies, The Miller in MarriageIt tells the second-act story of an aging, once-cool rock star dealing with a failed marriage.
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“It was a conversation I had with friends,” she said of the script, which she found relevant to a stage in life when your kids don’t need as much of your attention as they once did.
“I was lucky enough to continue working while raising my children, but my priorities changed,” Moore continued. “But now I have more time to think about the things I’ve always wanted to do.”
