Tilda Swinton (as Martha)
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And they are at that point in such an interesting state because they are half in, half out. on a tightrope, which is so tangential and so delicate and actually really exquisite. And she's there. She's on that tightrope. So she isn't fully present. And her body is definitely on the decline. It's shutting down.
And they are at that point in such an interesting state because they are half in, half out. on a tightrope, which is so tangential and so delicate and actually really exquisite. And she's there. She's on that tightrope. So she isn't fully present. And her body is definitely on the decline. It's shutting down.
And they are at that point in such an interesting state because they are half in, half out. on a tightrope, which is so tangential and so delicate and actually really exquisite. And she's there. She's on that tightrope. So she isn't fully present. And her body is definitely on the decline. It's shutting down.
And she talks about that very touchingly, I think, about how difficult and painful it is to feel your brain which you've relied on, she has relied on all her life. She's had a very, very sharp brain all her life. And to feel it failing her, shutting down and struggling with her cognizance is super, super painful for her. And it's that, of course, that drives her further out into the ocean.
And she talks about that very touchingly, I think, about how difficult and painful it is to feel your brain which you've relied on, she has relied on all her life. She's had a very, very sharp brain all her life. And to feel it failing her, shutting down and struggling with her cognizance is super, super painful for her. And it's that, of course, that drives her further out into the ocean.
And she talks about that very touchingly, I think, about how difficult and painful it is to feel your brain which you've relied on, she has relied on all her life. She's had a very, very sharp brain all her life. And to feel it failing her, shutting down and struggling with her cognizance is super, super painful for her. And it's that, of course, that drives her further out into the ocean.
The physical aspect was really not the issue. I had COVID as many people. I think I've had it four times now. But having this fourth time that I had it, which was, oh, I'm very bad at dates, but it was 2021. I was going to say 1921 there. Might as well be. I had it in the August. I had it, I'd been in Cannes and got it, I think, in some super spreader event, very happy event.
The physical aspect was really not the issue. I had COVID as many people. I think I've had it four times now. But having this fourth time that I had it, which was, oh, I'm very bad at dates, but it was 2021. I was going to say 1921 there. Might as well be. I had it in the August. I had it, I'd been in Cannes and got it, I think, in some super spreader event, very happy event.
The physical aspect was really not the issue. I had COVID as many people. I think I've had it four times now. But having this fourth time that I had it, which was, oh, I'm very bad at dates, but it was 2021. I was going to say 1921 there. Might as well be. I had it in the August. I had it, I'd been in Cannes and got it, I think, in some super spreader event, very happy event.
And had this bad physical crash for a couple of weeks and then went on to work with Wes Anderson in Spain on Asteroid City where he died. gifted me with several long, impenetrable monologues. And this was the thing. My mind didn't work properly. I could not remember anything. And that was very frightening. I mean, it was clearly not natural.
And had this bad physical crash for a couple of weeks and then went on to work with Wes Anderson in Spain on Asteroid City where he died. gifted me with several long, impenetrable monologues. And this was the thing. My mind didn't work properly. I could not remember anything. And that was very frightening. I mean, it was clearly not natural.
And had this bad physical crash for a couple of weeks and then went on to work with Wes Anderson in Spain on Asteroid City where he died. gifted me with several long, impenetrable monologues. And this was the thing. My mind didn't work properly. I could not remember anything. And that was very frightening. I mean, it was clearly not natural.
It was clearly a response to whatever had been in my system. And it was very sobering. And I did wonder if I was, you know, looking at early onset Alzheimer's. And it was with me for, I would say, about eight months and just gradually, gradually lifted. Or it was like...
It was clearly a response to whatever had been in my system. And it was very sobering. And I did wonder if I was, you know, looking at early onset Alzheimer's. And it was with me for, I would say, about eight months and just gradually, gradually lifted. Or it was like...