Interview: Kate Hudson
‘I was raised to be a free spirit,’ says Kate Hudson. ‘My mom and dad [Goldie Hawn and stepfather Kurt Russell] never made a big deal about nudity in our house. I often walk around my house naked or just wearing my panties.
‘I also have no problem doing a nude scene in a film as long as it’s not totally exploitative. So as long as I feel that nudity is serving a moment in the film which could be funny or very romantic, I really have no problem with exposing myself. Actors are all supposed to be emotionally naked anyway!’ (Laughs)
Twenty-nine-year old A-lister Kate Hudson first leapt to public attention with her portrayal of a vivacious groupie who befriends a teenage journalist in Almost Famous. But instead of cashing in on her early box-office success, Kate stunned Hollywood by marrying the much older Chris Robinson and then having a child.
‘You have to live your life first and try to make your work enhance your life rather than the other way around,’ explains Hudson. ‘Acting is my profession, but it’s my life with my family and friends that are going to make me fulfilled.’
Her movie star parents played a large role in shaping her perspective. Kurt Russell in particular was intent that Kate shouldn’t let the film business overwhelm her. ‘After I got a lot of attention for Almost Famous, Pa told me that during my career I would be lucky to find maybe four movies in which I would have a quality role…’
Read the full interview in our February 2008 issue.
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Interview: Kristin Scott Thomas
Kristin Scott Thomas isn’t what you expect at all. You imagine formidable in the English sense of the word; a mix of Four Weddings Fiona and English Patient but in the flesh she’s actually more formidab-le – using the French connotation – terrific, breathtakingly attractive and energetic.
Though by her own admission the past few months have not been easy: ‘I have had a pretty rough time recently. I feel like I’ve climbed a mountain in some way. I’ve realised I am who I am and that is it. Like it or lump it. I’m not around to please anyone anymore, and it’s a huge relief. ’
What does the 47-year-old, newly single actress put this confidence down to? ‘A mixture of therapy and growing older and being more comfortable with myself helps. Now I feel if people don’t like me the way I am, tough…’
Read the full interview in our March 2008 issue.
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Interview: Cameron Diaz
‘I want to be a big, fleshy, voluptuous woman with curves. I want a big bum but I don’t have one. Ageing has made all the difference. I’ve got a better relationship with my body,’ says the impossibly likeable Cameron Diaz.
Nancy Meyers, who directed the thirty-six year old actress in The Holiday, describes Cameon Diaz as ‘a human antidepressant’. And you get it the minute you meet her: there’s something inherently grounded and sincere – despite the hair, the eyes, the model looks. And in recent years, her credibility has risen more academically due to her proactive work as a conservationist.
Daughter of working-class parents, recently deceased Cuban father Emilio and native American mother, Billie, Cameron retains her earthly clutz charisma by keeping close to her roots. She’s the first to explain she came from the wrong side of the tracks and that her break into acting was an accident. She was a Levi’s model who went for a bit part in The Mask [1994] and was given the lead by director Chuck Russell…
Read the full interview in our April 2008 issue.
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