Demi Moore, 61, was plagued by 'self judgment' when she was younger because she was 'chasing perfection' Have a story to share? Email [email protected] By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 23:00, 16 September 2024 | Updated: 23:02, 16 September 2024 e-mail View comments Demi Moore has talked about how hard she used to be on herself.
The G.I. Jane actress, 61, opened up about self-hatred while discussing her latest role as Elizabeth Sparkle in body horror film The Substance.
The actress told The Guardian Saturday that in the 1990s women were not seen as attractive unless they were thin. Referring to the decades of diets and exercise she has put herself through in Hollywood, Demi said she was sad about what she did to herself. 'I made it mean about me.
Really looking at that violence, how violent we can be towards ourselves, how just brutal,' she noted. Demi said: 'Self-judgment, chasing perfection, trying to rid ourselves of 'flaws,' also feeling rejected and despair, none of this is exclusive to women,' as she noted men feel body insecurity too. Demi Moore has talked about how hard she used to be on herself.
The G.I. Jane actress, 61, opened up about self-hatred while discussing her latest role as Elizabeth Sparkle in body horror film The Substance.
Seen in May The actress told The Guardian Saturday that in the 1990s women were not seen as attractive unless they were thin. Referring to the decades of diets and exercise she has put herself through in Hollywood, Demi said she was sad about what she did to herself. Seen in 2003 Read More Demi Moore, 61, is a bare-faced beauty as she holds her dog when landing in Toronto for TIFF.
.. after discussing youth obsession 'We've all had moments where you go back and you're trying to fix something,' she said.
And she added: 'You're just making it worse to the point where you're incapacitated. 'We're seeing these small things nobody else is looking at, but we're so hyper -focused on all that we're not. 'All of us, if we start to think our value is only with how we look then ultimately we're going to be crushed.
' She added she is astounded by how 'cruel' humans can be to themselves about their bodies. Demi told The Guardian the nightmarish plot resonated with her as it showed the 'circumstances of a woman in the entertainment industry who's facing rejection and deep despair' as 'everything in her life that seemed meaningful is being ripped out'. She added about how it led her to ponder people's cruelty to themselves when it comes to their bodies: 'What really struck me was the harsh violence against oneself.
'It's not what's being done to you, it's what we do to ourselves.' The star was nude with Rob Lowe in 1986's About Last Night She and Bruce Willis were a high profile power couple. Seen in 1990 Demi added there is a 'depth to the exploration of our psyches' and 'our inner dialogue' the body horror genre 'seems to amplify'.
She also said she has spent years putting more 'focus' on her work than romance. The actress has been divorced three times – with her exes including Ashton Kutcher , 46, and 69-year-old Bruce Willis – and she has now said she has been fixated on her career instead of men since around 2019. She told The Guardian: 'Dating is not really where my focus is.
Particularly in the last four, five years, my focus has been to lean into my work. 'I'm more in a place that's much more about choice as opposed to feeling there is any kind of lack.' In her new movie The Substance, Moore plays a 50-year-old woman who takes a drug to appear younger Demi's new film 'The Substance' sees her starring as a washed-up fitness guru who takes an experimental drug that leads her to 'birth' a younger and more perfect version of herself, played by 29-year-old 'Once Upon a Time.
.. in Hollywood' actress Margaret Qualley .
Her dating admission comes after Demi said she 'treasures' the time she spends with Bruce Willis as he continues to battle dementia . Demi was married to the 'Die Hard' star – with whom she has children Rumer, 36, Scout, 33, and 30-year-old Tallulah – from 1987 to 2000, and is now in regular contact with her ex amid his health battle. She said on 'The Drew Barrymore Show' about the advice she gives her children when it comes to communicating with their ill father: 'What I say to my kids is you meet (people) where they're at.
(L-R) Emma Heming, Rumer Willis, father Bruce Willis, sister Tallulah Belle Willis, mother Demi Moore and sister Scout LaRue Willis in 2015 'You don't hold on to who they were or what you want them to be, but who they are in this moment. 'And from that, there is such beauty and joy and loving and sweetness. 'When I'm in LA, I go over (to Bruce's house) every week, and I really treasure the time that we all share.
' In 2022, Bruce's family – which includes his current wife Emma Heming Willis, 46, and their kids Mabel, 12, and nine-year-old Evelyn – announced he was retiring from acting after being diagnosed with speech and language disorder aphasia, with his dementia diagnosis confirmed the following year. Demi Moore Bruce Willis Share or comment on this article: Demi Moore, 61, was plagued by 'self judgment' when she was younger because she was 'chasing perfection' e-mail Add comment.
