Multi-hyphenate Salma Hayek has advanced all through her practically four-decade profession, by no means eager to be boxed into sure roles as an actress whether or not on display screen or off. In a sprawling cowl story for Marie Claire, the star/producer mentioned including one other side to her repertoire: writing her first function.
“It’s significant. It has an amazing rhythm. It’s filled with surprises to the very finish,” she previewed, maintaining mum in regards to the particulars of the mission, which she’ll direct and her firm, Ventanarosa, goals to provide. “I believe I’ve earned the suitable after 25 years of doing it for others.”
Having been within the leisure trade for quite a few years, the Oscar-nominated Frida star mentioned she’s comfortable to see a mindset shift round growing older girls in Hollywood, explaining, “There was a time after I was the attractive lady, however thank God age got here and gave me the power to broaden to different territories. Though I’m nonetheless attractive and I embrace it. One other calling that I’ve is to remind everybody that ladies should not disposable after a sure age in any division. We should always battle that with all we’ve bought.”
Talking to modifications that also have to be made, nevertheless, she added, “[When a film is successful] the credit score goes to the person. The lady is simply the lady. I do have an viewers they usually go see me. However I’ve by no means gotten credit score for the viewers I convey into the cinema.”
One other evolution she’s needed to cope with, although has no real interest in, is the rise in synthetic intelligence and discussions surrounding the expertise, its ethics and its utilization in movie.
“It takes away your intelligence as a result of the mind grows lazy,” the Eternals actress, who doesn’t personal a pc, said. “I write all the things by hand. I’ve papers all over the place. I barely contact the cellphone. They can’t profile me. I don’t purchase on-line. I don’t order meals on-line. The factitious intelligence doesn’t know me.”
