Actress Sigourney Weaver had a lovely discussion with a co-star recently in which she spoke on her love of acting , the magic that comes with it, and some of the internal culture that’s bred surrounding awards.
Her most important statement was that she has no plans on retiring as she loves her job so much, meaning we’ll still get to see her in plenty of roles yet!
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Critically acclaimed actress Sigourney Weaver has had a long career.
And she doesn’t plan on ending it any time soon.
The 72-year-old recently spoke to Interview magazine about the sheer amount of projects she has coming out soon and her current career focuses.
She was interviewed by fellow actress Elizabeth Banks.
Banks asked what the goal is going forward, noting that Weaver doesn’t seem like she’ll stop acting.
“I would hope not, because I probably enjoy it more now than ever,” Weaver responded, “I’m fine that I might be the oldest person on the set.”
“Yes, I always have to go through a period of, ‘Oh my god, it’s happening again.'”
“But then, I get the joy and the explosion of letting this person out to live. And it’s the most exhilarating thing in the world,” she said.
Weaver enjoys the work, not just the potential awards.
“What I’m really excited about this year is that with five things coming out, I’m able to see what’s important to me as an artist: this transformation physically from one character to another, from one situation to another,” she explained. “It’s much more important to me to have had these opportunities than to hold a statuette in my hand.”
She also finds there’s a lot of jealousy in the acting business.
“I think what we get envious of is not the award, but the fact that another actor got a chance to play this fabulous woman or man, and the fact that it’s your community saying, ‘Okay, this was a good one.'”
“I think that’s really precious,” she said, “But we have to train ourselves not to think about these things.”
h/t: People
