Selena Gomez for The Hollywood Reporter and The Perfect Magazine
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on auditioning under a different name: I’ll sometimes send in a tape when they don’t know it’s me, or if it’s in person, my managers will just say, “Oh, we have a client that’ll have a read.” And most of the time, they’ll go, “OK.” And it worked on one of the movies I did, because they looked at me as I walked in and I thought I’d lost it immediately because they went, “Ooohh.” I was like, “No, no, no, no. Just let me read.” It was Fundamentals of Caring, a cute little movie [with Paul Rudd]. And it worked, I got it. You kind of have to do the dance.
on directors she wants to work with: I’d love to work with Aaron Sorkin. I really love all of his movies and anything he’s near. And I’m a massive fan of Scorsese, and I so badly want to make sure he doesn’t quit suddenly or retire. Like, just one more, I’ll be in two scenes. That’s another thing that I factor in. I don’t ever need to be the star. If anything, that scares me because it feels like the responsibility is mainly on me. I’m still learning. I just know that I go for things that aren’t necessarily conventional.
on being adamant she is not perceived as a victim: It makes me so mad because it genuinely is such a strong thing to be vulnerable. It was terrifying for me to let people inside my world that way, but I was doing it (the documentary My Mind & Me) because I felt like maybe this would help someone, and that’s what I care about. I just wanted people to feel less alone, and I wanted people to understand, “Oh, she was literally going through a really hard time, that’s why she canceled those two tours. But that’s really cool that she wants to help other people.” That’s all I saw this as. And people completely misunderstood what I was trying to do with it. Not everyone, just a group of people, and they love to label me as this victim. And it’s funny because the things that I walked through, I fully believe I’m one of the strongest people that I have ever known. So, yeah, that always just bothers me.
https://instagram.com/p/DCmYHhkPpyY
on being the one who's open about the mental health journey, is she the one from whom folks like Chappell Roan seek advice: I’ve had people maybe compliment something I’ve done, but no, I haven’t really had anyone [famous] ask for my advice, and that’s fine. I mean, I don’t [share my story] for that reason. And I’d almost rather talk to someone who I met at a burger spot in New York.
on controlling her narrative: I don’t think that I can really control it, but misinformation bothers me in every area of life. And if it is something that I feel is so inauthentic to me, I have no problem being like, “This is not accurate.” And I’ll also tell you what is.
Selena Gomez for The Perfect Magazine
https://instagram.com/p/DCo65qiPHgC
You can read the full THR interview here
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on auditioning under a different name: I’ll sometimes send in a tape when they don’t know it’s me, or if it’s in person, my managers will just say, “Oh, we have a client that’ll have a read.” And most of the time, they’ll go, “OK.” And it worked on one of the movies I did, because they looked at me as I walked in and I thought I’d lost it immediately because they went, “Ooohh.” I was like, “No, no, no, no. Just let me read.” It was Fundamentals of Caring, a cute little movie [with Paul Rudd]. And it worked, I got it. You kind of have to do the dance.
on directors she wants to work with: I’d love to work with Aaron Sorkin. I really love all of his movies and anything he’s near. And I’m a massive fan of Scorsese, and I so badly want to make sure he doesn’t quit suddenly or retire. Like, just one more, I’ll be in two scenes. That’s another thing that I factor in. I don’t ever need to be the star. If anything, that scares me because it feels like the responsibility is mainly on me. I’m still learning. I just know that I go for things that aren’t necessarily conventional.
on being adamant she is not perceived as a victim: It makes me so mad because it genuinely is such a strong thing to be vulnerable. It was terrifying for me to let people inside my world that way, but I was doing it (the documentary My Mind & Me) because I felt like maybe this would help someone, and that’s what I care about. I just wanted people to feel less alone, and I wanted people to understand, “Oh, she was literally going through a really hard time, that’s why she canceled those two tours. But that’s really cool that she wants to help other people.” That’s all I saw this as. And people completely misunderstood what I was trying to do with it. Not everyone, just a group of people, and they love to label me as this victim. And it’s funny because the things that I walked through, I fully believe I’m one of the strongest people that I have ever known. So, yeah, that always just bothers me.
https://instagram.com/p/DCmYHhkPpyY
on being the one who's open about the mental health journey, is she the one from whom folks like Chappell Roan seek advice: I’ve had people maybe compliment something I’ve done, but no, I haven’t really had anyone [famous] ask for my advice, and that’s fine. I mean, I don’t [share my story] for that reason. And I’d almost rather talk to someone who I met at a burger spot in New York.
on controlling her narrative: I don’t think that I can really control it, but misinformation bothers me in every area of life. And if it is something that I feel is so inauthentic to me, I have no problem being like, “This is not accurate.” And I’ll also tell you what is.
Selena Gomez for The Perfect Magazine
https://instagram.com/p/DCo65qiPHgC
You can read the full THR interview here
source|source|source