Demi Moore says she had a ‘very vulnerable experience’ filming nude scenes after winning first Golden Globe aged 62
DEMI Moore says that she had a ‘very vulnerable experience’ filming nude scenes after winning her first Golden Globe Award.
The acclaimed actress won the best leading actress (musical or comedy) award for her daring role in The Substance.
Despite being nominated four times at the prestigious ceremony, Demi, 62, was finally given her flowers for her portrayal as Elizabeth Sparkle.
The former A Few Good Men star played an fading Hollywood legend on the precipice of losing what’s left of her career.
So she turns to a laboratory business which offers her a substance that creates an enhanced and younger version of herself.
Many of the more graphic scenes in the film have seen the actress strip down to a nude state.
When Demi was asked about the nude scenes in the film, she told Woman magazine that a number of conversations were had behind the scenes about her role.
Demi explained: “It was a very vulnerable experience, and we had a lot of conversations around it, but it was taking you to the raw place that you needed to [go].
“On my end, I felt it wasn’t sexualised since so many of my scenes were about the experience of being with yourself, and often we are with ourselves nude and it’s those moments of our own personal gaze, and self-judgement.
“I think the depth of the vulnerability and where it took me is, in a way, what was needed to help me tap into my own vulnerability.”
In real life, Demi said that she is the opposite of the character because she does not seem to mind the ageing process.
This is because she admits that she does not place all of her value on her appearance, although she admits that was not always the case.
“That place where she’s feeling so rejected, and in such despair, I think there is a part of that where we – not just women – can all connect to on a human level,” she admitted.
“I’ve certainly walked through that at different times in my life, where I too have placed too much value on my external self, and not enough on my insides, and where I gave my power away based on being validated on what I look like. Ironically, it was when I was much younger.
“In particular, the scene where [my character] is at the precipice of being able to get out of her self-imposed prison by going on the date, I think that idea of going there or changing your outfit and trying to make it better – you can make it worse. Again, I think we’ve all had moments like that. Haven’t we?”