IN HOLLYWOOD SINCE THEN? NATALIE SAT DOWN WITH MORE ON
THAT.
THAT. HEY, NATALIE.
HEY, NATALIE. >> HEY, GUYS.
GOOD MORNING, IT’S BEEN 12
MONTHS AFTER THE ME TOO AND THE
TIMES UP MOVEMENTS FIRST GAINED
MOMENTUM AND ELLE MAGAZINE IS
CELEBRATING THE 25th ANNIVERSARY
OF THEIR ANNUAL WOMEN IN
HOLLYWOOD ISSUE AND WE PARTNER
TO SHARE THE STORIES OF SOME OF
HOLLYWOOD’S MOST POWERFUL WOMEN
AND HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK
AT THE NOVEMBER COVERS.
>> SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED IN THE
LAST YEAR THAT IS UNDENIABLE AND
CONTINUOUS.
CONTINUOUS. THINGS ARE ACTUALLY CHANGING FOR
WOMEN IN OUR INDUSTRY.
>> THE WOMEN GRACING THIS COVER
OF ELLE MAGAZINE IS ALL BOLD AND
FIERCE FIGHTERS.
FIERCE FIGHTERS. WOMEN THAT BELIEVE THEY SHOULD
BE HEARD AND ARE LOOKING TOWARD
MEANINGFUL CHANGE.
MEANINGFUL CHANGE. >> ON THE SETS THAT I’M WORKING
ON, THERE’S A MUCH LARGER SENSE
OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY
THAT I CAN SEE VISUALLY.
>> THERE’S STILL A PERCEPTION
THAT WOMEN DON’T WORK WELL
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. THAT WE’RE COMPETITIVE.
>> AS I WAS FORMING MY OWN
THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS AS A YOUNG
PERSON ABOUT WHAT FEMALE
FRIENDSHIPS COULD BE AND WHAT
WOMEN WERE LIKE TOGETHER, IT WAS
A LOT OF CADDINESS.
I HAD A THOUGHT PROCESS THAT WAS
SCREWED UP ABOUT IT AND I HAD TO
CONFRONT IT WHEN I WAS ON THE
SET OF OCEANS 8, WORKING WITH
THESE EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN.
I NOW HAVE A NEW MAP IN MY BODY,
SORT OF MOLECULARLY ABOUT WHAT
THAT IS.
THAT IS. THERE WAS NOT A SINGLE MOMENT
WHERE I FELT ANY JEALOUSY.
IT WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY THING TO
BE REMINDED OF.
>> HOW IMPORTANT IS THE SUPPORT
OF OTHER WOMEN, ESPECIALLY NOW?
>> I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT RIGHT
NOW.
NOW. THE SUPPORT WE HAVE BEEN GETTING
FROM MEN IN THIS FIGHT HAS BEEN
VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL.
I’M INVITING ANYBODY IN ON THIS
BOAT.
BOAT. LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE DOORS ARE
WIDE OPEN.
WIDE OPEN. YOU WANT TO JOIN THIS FIGHT,
YOU’RE SO WELCOME.
COME WITH US.
>> SOMETIMES I THINK THIS
MOVEMENT CAN BE MISCONSTRUED AS
A HEY MEN, GET OUT OF THE WAY
KIND OF STORY.
I DON’T FEEL THAT WAY.
I JUST WANT A SEAT AT THE TABLE
WHERE THEY’RE ALL SITTING AND
HAVE BEEN SITTING FOR SO LONG.
>> BOTH ACTRESSES WANT MORE
DIVERSE STORY TELLING IN
HOLLYWOOD AND NEITHER HAVE SHIED
AWAY FROM PORTRAYING VERY REAL
AND COMPLICATED CHARACTERS.
SURPRISINGLY, BOTH WOMEN SAY
THEY STILL FEED THE NEED TO
PROVE THEMSELVES.
PROVE THEMSELVES. >> THE FEAR FOR ME IS I STILL
HAVE THIS EVERY SINGLE TIME I
START A JOB.
I’M GOING TO GET FIRED.
THEY’RE GOING TO FIND OUT I’M A
TERRIBLE ACTOR.
TERRIBLE ACTOR. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE JOB
WHERE THEY ALL FIND OUT THAT I’M
JUST A TOTAL LIE.
>> THIS IS SO REFRESHING TO ALL
OF US BECAUSE WE LOOK AT YOU AND
WE’RE LIKE SHE’S GOT IT ALL.
>> NO, I THINK MAYBE THAT’S THE
STUFF THAT GIVES YOU THE SPICE
AND THE EXCITEMENT AND THE SWEAT
AND YOU NEED THOSE THINGS TO
MAKE SOMETHING MATTER.
>> I JUST FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES
THE WINDOW IS OPEN THIS BIG AND
I’M TRYING TO MUSCLE IT OPEN AS
LONG AS I CAN AND GET IT AS WIDE
OPEN AS POSSIBLE.
>> IS IT AGEISM?
>> YES.
>> YES. I HAVE TERROR AND FEAR THAT
SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE NO, NO,
YOU TURNED 45.
BYE BYE.
BYE BYE. I HOPE THAT THAT’S NOT THE CASE.
I REALLY DO.
I HAVE A LOT MORE TO DO AND SAY
FROM A CREATIVE STANDPOINT.
>> WHILE IT’S TAKEN PRACTICE,
BOTH WOMEN LEARNED TO LIVE THEIR
LIVES FOR THEMSELVES.
>> I DON’T SEEK OUT NECESSARILY
WHAT PEOPLE THINK ABOUT HOW I
LIVE MY LIFE OR THE CHOICES THAT
I MADE AND I REALLY GO BY THE
THEORY OR THE IDEA OF WHEN THIS
LIFE IS OVER FOR ME, THAT I HAVE
DONE IT AND LIVED IT EXACTLY THE
WAY I WANTED TO.
>> THEY SAY THEY WANT THAT
FREEDOM AND POWER FOR ALL WOMEN.
THEY STAND TOGETHER WITH OTHER
HOLLYWOOD TRAIL BLAZERS HOPING
NEXT YEAR BRINGS EVEN MORE
CHANGE.
CHANGE. >> I FEEL A SENSE OF SISTER
HOOD.
HOOD. I FEEL THAT WE’RE GOING TO GET
THERE.
THERE. >> WELL, THE OTHER WOMEN THAT
YOU’LL SEE ALSO ON THIS YEAR’S
ELLE WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD COVERS,
LADY GAGA, SHONDA RIMES, KIERA
KNIGHTLY AND THE ENTIRE CAST OF
THE BLACK PANTHER.
AND THE ISSUE HITS NEWSSTANDS ON
OCTOBER 23rd.
OCTOBER 23rd. YOU CAN SEE MORE OF HER
INTERVIEWS AS WELL ON TODAY.COM