At 63, Louis-Dreyfus says she’s still trying to prove herself (“always”), and that “Tuesday” is part of that process. “I’m certain nobody would have considered me for that role 20 years ago, and that’s probably because they just thought of me only as a ‘ha-ha’ funny person.” She’s still interested in TV comedy, she told me, but she’s loving this stage of her career, and getting to do more. “I just want to try it all,” she says. “It’s good for my brain.”
“But anyway, I’m done with that. I’m done with self-doubt. I’m done with shame. I’m done with feeling weird about being ambitious. You know, the list is long. We all know what it is. I think for me, the takeaway is: Oh, we can be done with that sooner than we thought. We don’t have to take 60, 70 [expletive] years to come to that conclusion — I’m working on being done with self-doubt. I’m working on being done with shame. And I’m working really hard on finding joy. […]
There’s always room to learn more, and for me, that is an incredibly joyful adventure.”
— Lulu Garcia-Navarro, from: The Interview: The Darker Side of Julia Louis-Dreyfus”. (NY Times, June 8, 2024)
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To paraphrase Rob Reiner’s mom in When Harry Met Sally – “I’ll have what she’s having”
Yes!
WMS
love her quote at the end and I so agree
Me too Beth.
I love her. “There’s always room to learn more.” So true!
Yes!
That’s why we can’t judge the cover, yet I’m guilty of. Mitch’s post is corrected, I told him, he shock it off and thank me for telling you about him. Thanks again for the heads up. 🙂
My pleasure!
what a great message! I wish younger generations embraced it. They are too stuck in their own heads.
“And I’m working really hard on finding joy”
Excellent Monday morning challenge (wake-up call). Thank you DK for sharing.
Thanks Cara.
So much angst when we get attached to “me” and who we think we should be. I have found that actors and performers are so wrapped in their personas that it is hard for them to see through the charades they live through.
Grateful I am not part of this spotlight expectant world. We have our own and different struggles though 😊
Don’t we ever!!!
This wisdom is important at any age! Thank about it–A good parent guides a child to know this!
Truth!
“There’s always room to learn more, and for me, that is an incredibly joyful adventure.”
Yes. That was punch line for me too!
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Apprendre selon moi est une excellente manière de grandir qu’importe l’âge.
63
Good