Tanya Mosley

You chose not to meet with the real Claire.

And I wondered, is there something that gets in the way of being able to explore those parts of her by not meeting her?

On the right track, yeah.

Well, that's the part that's so fascinating to me.

You know, I did ask you the question, what was it about the character that really drew you in, that you found, that really spoke to you?

But what were the challenges of the character itself that drew you to her, that made you say, I want to live in this space and this world and be this person for what she draws out in the story?

You know, Kate, in the intro, I mentioned that Hugh Jackman saw you singing on CBS Sunday Morning.

And I know you taking on this role, the story is much more complicated than that.

The fact that he saw you and then text it to Craig Brewer, the director, I think I just found your Claire.

Had anyone in the industry ever chosen you for your voice before that moment?

I'll tell you, Kate, it's so refreshing to meet a woman who says that because...

Don't we so often, like, we're always stopping for a moment to say, I'm not sure if I was a great mom.

Yeah.

What had been holding you back prior to COVID when you wrote Glorious and the funny story about how the album came together?

But prior to that, what had been the thing holding you back?

And that's what happened in COVID.

COVID is such an interesting time because it is the moment where so many of us, the quiet almost made all of those voices inside of us louder.

Yeah, quiet's good.

That story though about how you came to the album

Singer-songwriter or songwriter Linda Perry saw you singing Katy Perry's Firework at a school fundraiser over Zoom.