Julianne Moore

I mean, let's start with that list because, my God, I mean, that's just an incredible roster of people. And I'm curious, when you choose roles, how important is the idea of wanting to work with someone or wanting to work with someone again? Yeah. versus like a particular character or the script? Do you actually have like, do you have like a life list, like a birder or something of directors? Well,

You know, first of all, we don't have as much choice as you think. That's what's sort of interesting. And as you're going through that list, I thought, wow, I never, ever thought in my life I would work with that roster of talent. And my film career didn't even start until I was 30. And before then, I was really working in television. I started on a soap opera and I did lots of, yeah, right on.

You know, first of all, we don't have as much choice as you think. That's what's sort of interesting. And as you're going through that list, I thought, wow, I never, ever thought in my life I would work with that roster of talent. And my film career didn't even start until I was 30. And before then, I was really working in television. I started on a soap opera and I did lots of, yeah, right on.

You know, first of all, we don't have as much choice as you think. That's what's sort of interesting. And as you're going through that list, I thought, wow, I never, ever thought in my life I would work with that roster of talent. And my film career didn't even start until I was 30. And before then, I was really working in television. I started on a soap opera and I did lots of, yeah, right on.

It's here for As the World Turns. But I just got the jobs I got, right? And so I came to New York thinking that I was going to work in the theater. And then I also thought that somehow I could work at a regional theater for the rest of my life, which is difficult to do.

It's here for As the World Turns. But I just got the jobs I got, right? And so I came to New York thinking that I was going to work in the theater. And then I also thought that somehow I could work at a regional theater for the rest of my life, which is difficult to do.

It's here for As the World Turns. But I just got the jobs I got, right? And so I came to New York thinking that I was going to work in the theater. And then I also thought that somehow I could work at a regional theater for the rest of my life, which is difficult to do.

And ended up mostly doing television stuff and auditioning for Broadway things and not getting it and feeling frustrated by not getting any film work. And then... Then when the independent film world started in the early 90s, suddenly my life changed. And one of the people who changed it was Robert Altman.

And ended up mostly doing television stuff and auditioning for Broadway things and not getting it and feeling frustrated by not getting any film work. And then... Then when the independent film world started in the early 90s, suddenly my life changed. And one of the people who changed it was Robert Altman.

And ended up mostly doing television stuff and auditioning for Broadway things and not getting it and feeling frustrated by not getting any film work. And then... Then when the independent film world started in the early 90s, suddenly my life changed. And one of the people who changed it was Robert Altman.

Right, shortcuts.

Right, shortcuts.

Right, shortcuts.

Right, because he saw me in a production of Uncle Vanya that became Vanya on 42nd Street, which Louis Moll filmed. And at that same time, I also auditioned for Todd Haynes for Safe. So those three movies came out at the same time in the early 90s and completely changed my life completely. Um, and it was sort of, it wasn't intentional, you know, that I didn't seek these people out.

Right, because he saw me in a production of Uncle Vanya that became Vanya on 42nd Street, which Louis Moll filmed. And at that same time, I also auditioned for Todd Haynes for Safe. So those three movies came out at the same time in the early 90s and completely changed my life completely. Um, and it was sort of, it wasn't intentional, you know, that I didn't seek these people out.

Right, because he saw me in a production of Uncle Vanya that became Vanya on 42nd Street, which Louis Moll filmed. And at that same time, I also auditioned for Todd Haynes for Safe. So those three movies came out at the same time in the early 90s and completely changed my life completely. Um, and it was sort of, it wasn't intentional, you know, that I didn't seek these people out.

It was just this weird confluence of opportunity. Um, and I, and I suddenly had this film career.

It was just this weird confluence of opportunity. Um, and I, and I suddenly had this film career.

It was just this weird confluence of opportunity. Um, and I, and I suddenly had this film career.

Yes. However, I mean, when I look at this list of directors and I've been throwing myself a Julianne Moore film festival over the last couple of weeks, which I've really enjoyed, um, What's striking is how these are all very visionary, auteur kind of directors that you've worked with. They're all very different. And yet you're able to really... find, you know, fit yourself into all of them.