The 53-year-old star reveals in the November issue of More magazine that she signed on to play steely President Coin in “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and Part 2” because her children, Caleb and Liv, are big fans.
“Most of the films I make are not for kids,” the actress said, who makes her “Hunger Games” debut when the “Mockingjay Part 1” hits theaters next month.“My son was in line for the midnight show when ‘The Hunger Games ‘first came out. They both loved the books. For them, my being in ‘Mockingjay’ was fairly meaningful.”
Also meaningful to to Moore was the opportunity to work with her friend Philip Seymour Hoffman on the “Mockingjay” movies, with whom she also co-starred in three other films.When asked about Hoffman, who passed away in February from an accidental drug overdose, Moore became emotional.
“It was a terrible, ridiculous, untimely loss,” the actress. “It’s difficult because I’m not sure how his family wants to deal with all this. It’s not my place.”
“But I can talk about him as a colleague,” she added. “He was an extraordinary talent and a lovely human being.”
Moore is a four-time Oscar nominee, and she’s recently been getting awards buzz for her role as a mother afflicted with Alzheimer’s in “Still Alice.” Alec Baldwin, her co-star in the drama, raved about her continued ability to balance her personal life with a successful movie career.A lot of people work when they’re young and then their lives evolve. Some of them drop off or only work now and then,” he said. “Then there are women like Julie: They get married, have a family and do remarkable work year after year.”
“It’s hard for men to do that, but it’s even harder for women. She’s unstoppable that way.”As for Moore, she said that getting older in Hollywood has actually been empowering for her.
“When you’re starting out in this business, you feel like you’re not in charge, that you’re still looking to the world for a kind of validation,” the movie star said.But as you get older, you realize that direction comes from yourself, from your own desires and responsibilities.
“You choose your work. You choose your life. That’s where your power comes from – and that’s a great feeling.”
The November issue of More hits newsstands Oct. 28.
