“It’s a really old part of myself — a very insecure woman — and not a fun place to rehash and try and psychologically frighten yourself in a way or make yourself feel so less than, and just live in a shallow place, self-esteem-wise.” But, as she says, “that’s also my job.”.

Having that done through her eyes set me up to not feel like my beauty, and my womanhood or how I felt about myself, was weighed by what a man felt about me or what a director felt about me, or what I wore on the carpet.

So I never felt like I had to dress sexy because I had a Sofia to look up to.

How am I going to do this?” They were just sweating so badly.

And I feel like I’ve learned to grow with it, and hopefully, just keep growing and becoming better.

It’s just like, keep pushing and keep getting better and taking risks?

Kirsten: Once you put all your heart and soul in and you don’t know how everyone’s going to perceive it … maybe it felt so right, but then it’s like, “Did we miss something.

But great strides are being made, and we have a long way to go; and because of Time’s Up and Me Too, these things help push forward huge changes on problems in the industry that felt like they were never going to be brought to light.

I just feel lucky to be a part of this time in the industry that I get to see that change happen and be a part of that change?

It’s so well-written about what it’s really like to be a mother.

But there was part of me that was so overwhelmed by the idea of playing it because it just felt so raw.

And I’m going to have to give it my all in a way that I’m like, Oh, God, it’s so close.

But there was part of me that was so overwhelmed by the idea of playing it because it just felt so raw.

I’m going to do it, but there was part of my instinct that was like, Oh, no.

And even playing Rose for Jane Campion, it wasn’t a role that I was dying to play.

It’s a really old part of myself — a very insecure woman — and not a fun place to rehash and psychologically frighten yourself in a way or make yourself feel so less than, and just live in a shallow place, self-esteem-wise.

I like to use these experiences almost as if I’m purging something, or like therapy between the person I’m playing and myself.

Kirsten: There were significant moments of wanting Rose to look a certain way.

I think when you have a new child — I have a 2-year-old — your brain just doesn’t compute; it’s half with them, somehow.

It’s just, sometimes it’s harder to learn things.

So, learning the waltz, I felt like Jesse was somehow better than me, and I had to be reminded just when we were practicing that I could waltz as good as him even though I’m the one teaching him, which, again, I think plays into being Rose and feeling those feelings of insecurity.

And I also felt like it’s such a delicate scene that you have to try hard not to make it too mushy or corny.

But to do a scene with Jesse, I honestly just had to look at him and the beauty of the way he says that line, “It’s just nice not to be alone.” I was just like, Wow, I better step it up.

Kate: What is your biggest fear in playing roles like Rose or really, any other roles you’ve taken?

Within yourself, there’s a bar, and if you don’t meet that bar, especially playing someone like Rose, you just feel terrible about yourself.

But I’m not going to lie: At the end of the day, I was happy to go home and put on my pajamas and watch some TV and zone out.

Laura: I’m just curious, how do you navigate that.

Because you’ve dealt with so many performances in your career that people probably look back on and they’re like, “Why didn’t Kirsten get the Oscar for that or get nominated?”.

But if it doesn’t, it’s given me opportunities to have even better roles for myself and make choices that will hopefully sustain my career until I’m old.

Kirsten:  Kirsty Cameron was fantastic, and there were significant moments of wanting Rose to look a certain way?

I didn’t want Rose to show up at the house and look like she was spending money on new clothes

There’s one scene where I wear a pink shirt, a blouse, and try and look like a fancy cowgirl, but that’s also her putting on a face because she’s now become such an alcoholic, and I think that’s more about dressing up and putting on some makeup to hide what’s happening

Laura: In watching you, when you weren’t in a scene, you were missed and it’s so there, when you miss something, I feel like it tells you a lot as a viewer about what kind of a performer is put into a film

And it’s a testament to Jane to weave and craft such a beautiful story with characters that flow in just the right way where when you take someone out, that emptiness, you’re left wondering about that person, and they come back