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Women in Hollywood - Jennifer Connelly
Elle (November, 2007)
Elle: How did being a child star shape the adult you became?
JC: It made me precocious in a way, externally sort of contained and professional and very responsible.
Elle: How do you feel about the red-carpet part of the job?
JC: I used to find it really uncomfortable. I’d get very uptight about it. I don’t really anymore. I think that’s about getting older. Or being more comfortable in my own skin. It’s horrible, feeling self-conscious, but it’s become easier just being with Paul at things; we find a way to make it fun.
Elle: What does the industry look like from the vantage point 36-year-old woman?
JC: I’m in a good place. Work is so much more constant and comfortable and stable…but I hope there isn’t that dead zone that you hear other women talk about, a little bit older than me. I haven’t hit it yet.
Requiem for a Dream
“I was completely engrossed in the making of this film. I was a single mom, and it was all about mothers and a lack of nurturing.”
A Beautiful Mind
“Of course, that’s Russell, who was fantastic to work with—a really great actor. Everything about that film was great. I met my husband!”
House of Sand and Fog
“Two interesting characters, a little lost, unable to see their common humanity. That poor girl.”
Blood Diamond
“We were going to a refugee camp in New Guinea. There were so many people on set that day, it was really pretty astounding. That’s not CGI.”
Reservation Road
“I loved making this. I mean, it was horrible—I was having physical symptoms and terrible dreams and I couldn’t eat. But….”
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