She is a woman who doesn’t let himself go over her mouth. In an interview, Sigourney Weaver talks about herself and aging.
With her role as Ellen Ripley in Ridley Scott's (82) "Alien" from 1979, she showed the world decades ago that strong female characters can also function in action films. Now Sigourney Weaver (71) speaks in an interview with the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung" about aging and its image.
Sentences like "I'm too old for that!" I've never said to herself, as the actress explains. "Nowadays there is so much you can do to keep yourself fit. I feel strong and healthy – and that makes me happy." In addition, she doesn't believe in the cliché that actresses are no longer given roles from their forties. "Fortunately, however, she was never committed to roles in romances. This is also bad, after all, she is 1.83 meters tall.
When she was still young, nobody really knew what to do with her – "the tall woman who keeps opening the door". At the time, many would not have dared to work with her, just "unconventional directors". Since Weaver has always "done her own thing", she is still offered strong roles today. However, she was "shocked" about "what people think of me". One apparently sees her as a total "glamor star". Perhaps this is her on the red carpet, "but otherwise most certainly not".
Strong women in films and series
"Yes, strong women's roles are no longer an exotic exception, luckily, we've come a long way too," explains Weaver. Nevertheless, Hollywood still has a long way to go.
She likes the fact that the Berlinale no longer differentiates between gender for an award for the best acting performance: "I think that's great! It should have happened a long time ago. I think we all feel liberated because of it. It feels." as if everyone was finally invited to the party. "