When I realised that what I do really well is play women who are tough and vulnerable, it was a moment of clarity. Many female characters either have one trait or the other, but I play both. I don't need to play characters who are like me. I can just do that with my life.
Interpretation
This quote reflects the complexity of female characters and the actor's realization of her unique talent in portraying them.
Carrie-Anne Moss expresses a moment of clarity regarding her acting skills, particularly in portraying multifaceted female characters who embody both toughness and vulnerability. She emphasizes that the depth of her characters does not necessarily need to mirror her own personality, highlighting the power of versatility in performance and the uniqueness of women in narratives.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a panel discussion about the representation of women in film.
We're human beings, and we want stories. We're always going to be entertained and have our emotions touched by humanity and by things that we recognize in our own lives. So whilst every now and again we'll be happy to watch a bubblegum film, it's never gonna be the only things that get made.
All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them. Certain themes keep coming up: justice, loyalty, violence, death, political and social issues, freedom.
I wanted to make pictures that felt natural, that felt like seeing, that didn’t feel like taking something in the world and making a piece of art out of it.
I came to poetry through the urgent need to denounce injustice, exploitation, humiliation. I know that's not enough to change the world. But to remain silent would have been a kind of intolerable complicity.
The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.
No person who is not a great sculptor or painter can be an architect. If he is not a sculptor or painter, he can only be a builder.
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