Lessons I've Learned
InStyle Australia|October 2019
Seven of Hollywood’s most celebrated heavy-hitters reflect on the experiences that have changed them and what matters now.
Laura Brown
Lessons I've Learned

Salma... on fighting back and taking risks

What I remember most about my 20s is that I didn’t want to be 30 [laughs]. In America, they used to tell actresses they expired [then]. That’s why I was scared. Now I don’t care about getting older. When I turned 40 and then 50, I didn’t mind at all.

In 2003, I was nominated for an Oscar for my performance in Frida. I had to fight for eight years to get [that movie] off the ground. Nobody wanted to make a story about a Mexican communist artist with one eyebrow. It was really hard. But I had a vision for it. And I’m proud that I produced it too. There was no, “Oh, can I please have a credit?”. No, no, no. I made that shit happen.

I’ve been an activist for women for more than 25 years. A long time ago, it was not a popular thing to do. It was hard to raise money or to get anything done. Things have changed a lot for women in Hollywood since then. We are still getting paid less than men by a lot. But it’s getting better little by little. Now, at 53, I’m getting to play the best parts of my life.

Looking back at my career, I realize how big of a risk it was to come to the United States in the first place and start again as an actress. I could have stayed doing soaps in Mexico—I was doing really well there. But my dream was to do a film. And I’m a big risk-taker. I’ve learned that when you have clarity about what you really want in life and you commit to giving it your best, things usually work out for you in the end.

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... ON THE SECRET TO WELLNESS AND GREAT MEN IN HER LIFE

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