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Moore than Meets the Eye
What's it like to kiss David Duchovny while your husband watches? GOTHAM walks and talks with actress JULIANNE MOORE to ask her about that, raising kids in the city, her upcoming film CHILDREN OF MEN, and ... oh,never mind, we had you at "Kiss David Duchovny", didn't we?
Next time you’re walking your dog, pay careful attention to the other pups on the prowl—one of them may be leashed to Julianne Moore. The Oscar-nominated actress and West Village resident regularly pounds the pavement with her six-month-old terrier/yellow lab mix, Cherry, periodically stopping to coo over other pooches, politely asking owners their dogs’ names, ages, and breeds. Some do a double-take, others barely bat an eye. But that’s New York for you—and that’s exactly why Moore loves the city so much.
“New Yorkers are rarely intrusive,” she says. “It’s the one place in the world where you have anonymity and community at the same time.” That’s an important dichotomy for a celebrity of Moore’s caliber. With her unmistakable mane of fiery red hair and stunning beauty, it would take incredible effort for her to go incognito—so she doesn’t even try, and it seems to work fine. She says people are generally indifferent toward her, or, if they’re curious, they approach politely. “If people want to talk to me, they just say something like, ‘Hey, can I talk to you?’ or, ‘You’re that person from such-and-such,’” Moore tells us. “But it’s rare.”
Moore has two children—Caleb, nine, and Liv, four—with her husband, director Bart Freundlich; and when it comes to the kids, it’s the community aspect of New York that’s most appealing. About country living she says, “It sounds like a nice concept, opening your door to a big backyard for your kids to play in—but what are they really going to do? Here, we just go to the playground and all their friends from school are right there.”
Freundlich, who’s nine years Moore’s junior (a fact she’s waved off in the press as inconsequential), has directed her in three films, The Myth of Fingerprints, World Traveler, and the sophisticated comedy Trust the Man (now playing in NYC, and opening nationwide on September 8), which he also wrote.
“Bart actually went to someone else first [to star in the film],” Moore explains. “That person said no, so I was like, ‘Look I’d really like to do this.’” And the part was hers.
Prior to casting Moore in the picture, in the role of an actress whose stay-at-home husband is starting to feel sexually ignored by his wife, Freundlich had already snagged Duchovny to play the spouse—a role he’d actually written with the former X-Files actor in mind. Freundlich knew Duchovny through Moore, who played his onscreen paramour in Evolution in 2001, and has since built a strong friendship with him. In fact, Billy Crudup, Ellen Barkin, James LeGros, and Eva Mendes—the other talented cast members of Trust the Man—were also friends of the couple’s before filming began. And since the movie was set entirely in New York, often using locations where Moore, Freundlich, and their friends are regulars, the overall vibe of the shoot felt more like play than work, according to Moore.
That is, until things got physical.
“The last thing in the world I want to do is kiss anybody who isn’t my husband—and especially not in front of him,” Moore says of the intimate scenes she had to do with Duchovny. “I mean, all these guys are really handsome, but it’s never any picnic.”
Moore’s had plenty of dreamy costars in her 20 years of acting—Hugh Grant (Nine Months), Antonio Banderas (Assassins), Jeff Goldblum (The Lost World: Jurassic Park), and Mark Wahlberg (Boogie Nights)—and plenty of success. Her career boasts four Oscar nominations, including best actress nods for her work in Far From Heaven and The End of the Affair, and best supporting actress nominations for Boogie Nights and The Hours. What’s more, the Far From Heaven and The Hours noms both came in 2003, making Moore one of only 10 actors ever to receive double acting nominations in the same year.
Next up for Moore is a stint on Broadway, starring in the Sam Mendes-directed play The Vertical Hour (opening in November), in which she plays a young American war reporter turned Yale professor, who crosses paths with an Englishman who changes her views on life and love. In December, we’ll watch her on the big screen in Children of Men, a blockbuster thriller starring Clive Owen. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón (who also helmed Harry Potter, the Prisoner of Azkaban and Y Tu Mamá También), Children of Men envisions a violent and desolate London one generation in the future, when the world’s youngest citizen has died at 18, and mankind is on the verge of extinction. Amid the anarchy, a woman miraculously becomes pregnant—the first conception in almost two decades—and it’s up to Owen’s character to protect her and, consequently, save the world. “It’s a somewhat dark story to tell,” says Moore, who plays an underground activist who teams up with Owen. “But it’s also illuminated, in the end, with hope.”
Moore’s careful selection of roles reflects her know-how as a veteran in the industry. Interestingly, she didn’t really hit her stride as an actress until she was in her 30s. So, does she ever find herself wondering what it would have been like if she’d seen greater success at a younger age?
“Absolutely not,” she says. “The thing that I’ve always liked about my career is that it’s been cumulative. There wasn’t a point where it was like, Bingo, I’m famous! After college I was only out of work for about six months, then I started in theater, then some television jobs came along, then some other things…. I didn’t really do a feature until I was 29. So by the time my career ostensibly ‘took off,’ I was in my early 30s. I think the worst thing in the world for an actor is really early success, because it’s hard to top it. If you come out of drama school and you’re a movie star, then where do you go? But when it happens when you’re 40….” Moore’s voice trails off into a laugh, presumably at herself. I laugh, too, but I’m thinking of a couple of present-day actresses who’ve peaked at 20.
Up-and-comers who’d also like to age as gracefully as Moore has should probably scratch “endless gin and tonics” and “late nights at Bungalow 8” off their to-do lists. Signed as a Revlon spokesperson in 2001 at the age of 41 (for a campaign that also features her Trust the Man costar Eva Mendes), Moore says she’s still surprised by Revlon’s interest in her. “It just seemed to come out of left field—but, of course, I was flattered!”
Her flawless complexion is the perfect complement to all the couture Moore gets to wear as she marches down red carpet after red carpet. Her favorite designers include Marni, Chloé, Yves Saint Laurent, Lanvin, and Balenciaga, but she’s open to most anything that can be counted as “intellectual fashion.”
“I’m so tired of the lady, lady, lady stuff—little jackets and skirts and high, high heels—I never understood any of that. Where the hell are you going? I don’t know anybody who lives that life.” As for her awards-ceremony wear, she says, “I like stuff that’s fairly simple. I don’t wear a tremendous amount of color, and I don’t like stuff that’s too tight. The cut, the way something is shaped, is more important than anything.” And when it comes to the dog park, the wardrobe is simpler still. “Just like what I have on now—a pair of shorts, a Juicy shirt, and a pair of Birkenstocks.”
Despite Moore’s beauty, fame, and accolades, it’s her personality that shines brightest. My favorite part of our interview (though probably not hers) was when Cherry the pup unexpectedly squatted in the middle of the sidewalk and Moore realized she’d forgotten a baggy. Armed with a sheet of paper I tore from my notebook, she scooped the poop and tossed it into the proper receptacle with a giggle. Other, lesser celebrities have “people” for jobs like this.
Moore makes it impossible to not be a fan.
Moore than Meets the Eye
What's it like to kiss David Duchovny while your husband watches? GOTHAM walks and talks with actress JULIANNE MOORE to ask her about that, raising kids in the city, her upcoming film CHILDREN OF MEN, and ... oh,never mind, we had you at "Kiss David Duchovny", didn't we?
Next time you’re walking your dog, pay careful attention to the other pups on the prowl—one of them may be leashed to Julianne Moore. The Oscar-nominated actress and West Village resident regularly pounds the pavement with her six-month-old terrier/yellow lab mix, Cherry, periodically stopping to coo over other pooches, politely asking owners their dogs’ names, ages, and breeds. Some do a double-take, others barely bat an eye. But that’s New York for you—and that’s exactly why Moore loves the city so much.
“New Yorkers are rarely intrusive,” she says. “It’s the one place in the world where you have anonymity and community at the same time.” That’s an important dichotomy for a celebrity of Moore’s caliber. With her unmistakable mane of fiery red hair and stunning beauty, it would take incredible effort for her to go incognito—so she doesn’t even try, and it seems to work fine. She says people are generally indifferent toward her, or, if they’re curious, they approach politely. “If people want to talk to me, they just say something like, ‘Hey, can I talk to you?’ or, ‘You’re that person from such-and-such,’” Moore tells us. “But it’s rare.”
Moore has two children—Caleb, nine, and Liv, four—with her husband, director Bart Freundlich; and when it comes to the kids, it’s the community aspect of New York that’s most appealing. About country living she says, “It sounds like a nice concept, opening your door to a big backyard for your kids to play in—but what are they really going to do? Here, we just go to the playground and all their friends from school are right there.”
Freundlich, who’s nine years Moore’s junior (a fact she’s waved off in the press as inconsequential), has directed her in three films, The Myth of Fingerprints, World Traveler, and the sophisticated comedy Trust the Man (now playing in NYC, and opening nationwide on September 8), which he also wrote.
“Bart actually went to someone else first [to star in the film],” Moore explains. “That person said no, so I was like, ‘Look I’d really like to do this.’” And the part was hers.
Prior to casting Moore in the picture, in the role of an actress whose stay-at-home husband is starting to feel sexually ignored by his wife, Freundlich had already snagged Duchovny to play the spouse—a role he’d actually written with the former X-Files actor in mind. Freundlich knew Duchovny through Moore, who played his onscreen paramour in Evolution in 2001, and has since built a strong friendship with him. In fact, Billy Crudup, Ellen Barkin, James LeGros, and Eva Mendes—the other talented cast members of Trust the Man—were also friends of the couple’s before filming began. And since the movie was set entirely in New York, often using locations where Moore, Freundlich, and their friends are regulars, the overall vibe of the shoot felt more like play than work, according to Moore.
That is, until things got physical.
“The last thing in the world I want to do is kiss anybody who isn’t my husband—and especially not in front of him,” Moore says of the intimate scenes she had to do with Duchovny. “I mean, all these guys are really handsome, but it’s never any picnic.”
Moore’s had plenty of dreamy costars in her 20 years of acting—Hugh Grant (Nine Months), Antonio Banderas (Assassins), Jeff Goldblum (The Lost World: Jurassic Park), and Mark Wahlberg (Boogie Nights)—and plenty of success. Her career boasts four Oscar nominations, including best actress nods for her work in Far From Heaven and The End of the Affair, and best supporting actress nominations for Boogie Nights and The Hours. What’s more, the Far From Heaven and The Hours noms both came in 2003, making Moore one of only 10 actors ever to receive double acting nominations in the same year.
Next up for Moore is a stint on Broadway, starring in the Sam Mendes-directed play The Vertical Hour (opening in November), in which she plays a young American war reporter turned Yale professor, who crosses paths with an Englishman who changes her views on life and love. In December, we’ll watch her on the big screen in Children of Men, a blockbuster thriller starring Clive Owen. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón (who also helmed Harry Potter, the Prisoner of Azkaban and Y Tu Mamá También), Children of Men envisions a violent and desolate London one generation in the future, when the world’s youngest citizen has died at 18, and mankind is on the verge of extinction. Amid the anarchy, a woman miraculously becomes pregnant—the first conception in almost two decades—and it’s up to Owen’s character to protect her and, consequently, save the world. “It’s a somewhat dark story to tell,” says Moore, who plays an underground activist who teams up with Owen. “But it’s also illuminated, in the end, with hope.”
Moore’s careful selection of roles reflects her know-how as a veteran in the industry. Interestingly, she didn’t really hit her stride as an actress until she was in her 30s. So, does she ever find herself wondering what it would have been like if she’d seen greater success at a younger age?
“Absolutely not,” she says. “The thing that I’ve always liked about my career is that it’s been cumulative. There wasn’t a point where it was like, Bingo, I’m famous! After college I was only out of work for about six months, then I started in theater, then some television jobs came along, then some other things…. I didn’t really do a feature until I was 29. So by the time my career ostensibly ‘took off,’ I was in my early 30s. I think the worst thing in the world for an actor is really early success, because it’s hard to top it. If you come out of drama school and you’re a movie star, then where do you go? But when it happens when you’re 40….” Moore’s voice trails off into a laugh, presumably at herself. I laugh, too, but I’m thinking of a couple of present-day actresses who’ve peaked at 20.
Up-and-comers who’d also like to age as gracefully as Moore has should probably scratch “endless gin and tonics” and “late nights at Bungalow 8” off their to-do lists. Signed as a Revlon spokesperson in 2001 at the age of 41 (for a campaign that also features her Trust the Man costar Eva Mendes), Moore says she’s still surprised by Revlon’s interest in her. “It just seemed to come out of left field—but, of course, I was flattered!”
Her flawless complexion is the perfect complement to all the couture Moore gets to wear as she marches down red carpet after red carpet. Her favorite designers include Marni, Chloé, Yves Saint Laurent, Lanvin, and Balenciaga, but she’s open to most anything that can be counted as “intellectual fashion.”
“I’m so tired of the lady, lady, lady stuff—little jackets and skirts and high, high heels—I never understood any of that. Where the hell are you going? I don’t know anybody who lives that life.” As for her awards-ceremony wear, she says, “I like stuff that’s fairly simple. I don’t wear a tremendous amount of color, and I don’t like stuff that’s too tight. The cut, the way something is shaped, is more important than anything.” And when it comes to the dog park, the wardrobe is simpler still. “Just like what I have on now—a pair of shorts, a Juicy shirt, and a pair of Birkenstocks.”
Despite Moore’s beauty, fame, and accolades, it’s her personality that shines brightest. My favorite part of our interview (though probably not hers) was when Cherry the pup unexpectedly squatted in the middle of the sidewalk and Moore realized she’d forgotten a baggy. Armed with a sheet of paper I tore from my notebook, she scooped the poop and tossed it into the proper receptacle with a giggle. Other, lesser celebrities have “people” for jobs like this.
Moore makes it impossible to not be a fan.
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