D&C: If you could give your 20 year old self one piece of advice, what would it be?
Chloë Sevigny: I would just tell myself to own it more. I was really insecure in my early 20s, about my looks and everything else. But I see girls today and even if they’re not quote “pretty”, their youth and vitality make them so attractive, and I wish I’d understood that then, and that I’d had more confidence. During that time I had a really powerful, strong boyfriend, and I felt really inspired him, but also a little smothered, and I was still trying to find my own voice. Now, nearly 20 years later, I’m finally starting to understand this business and own it a little more.
D&C: What do you mean by, “own it”?
Chloë Sevigny: Well, being an actress, you’re at the mercy of the productions around you. Like, being in a band is so romantic, but acting is different. When I was young I got a lucky break, and I kind of fell into my career, and then there was a certain turn of events in my life that meant I suddenly had to provide for people, and so I had to take on jobs just to make a living. So that kind of changed things. But now, years later, I’m finally taking initiative and trying to get productions off the ground. I’m producing something that I’ve wanted to make since I was 18. I’m making things happen rather than just being a player.
Full interview here.
