Demi Moore admitted that some of her professional choices were motivated by her desire to overcome her personal insecurities.
During an interview with Variety, the 61-year-old actress reflected on why she decided to take on racy roles in movies including 1996’s “Striptease” and pose nude for Vanity Fair magazine covers when she was at the height of her fame.
“One of the biggest misconceptions about me is that I loved my body,” Moore said.
She continued, “The reality is, so much of it was me calling in certain projects that would give me an opportunity to help me overcome insecurities about my body.”
“It was the same with the Vanity Fair covers; it was not that I loved it — it was about trying to free myself from the space of enslavement that I had put myself in,” the “Ghost” star added.
“That moment was so powerful for me because it wasn’t just about me; it was about changing the playing field for all women,” Moore added. “But because I was portraying a stripper, I betrayed women. And because I played a soldier, I betrayed men.
“The narrative quickly became ‘Well, she’s only getting paid that number because she’s playing a stripper.’ It hit me really hard. But at the same time, I understood that anybody who steps out first is going to take the hit. That goes for anybody challenging the status quo.”
However, Moore told Variety that she would “definitely” make the same choices if she could get a do-over.
“They gave me so much,” she said of “Striptease” and “G.I. Jane.” “That’s ultimately all I have, my experience.”
Moore is starring in the new horror movie “The Substance,” which was received with a 13-minute standing ovation when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
In the film, Moore plays a 50-year-old celebrity who uses an experimental drug to temporarily create a younger version of herself. Moore appears in several full-frontal nude scenes alongside her co-star Margaret Qualley, who plays the younger version of her character.
At the Cannes press conference for “The Substance,” Moore credited Qualley with making her feel comfortable during filming.
“I had someone who was a great partner who I felt very safe with,” Moore said, via Variety. “We obviously were quite close — naked — and we also got a lot of levity in those moments at how absurd those certain situations were.”
“But ultimately, it’s just about really directing your communication and mutual trust,” she added.
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