00:00I'm Mikey Madison, and I'm a woman in Hollywood.
00:04The advice that I would give my younger self
00:06when I was just starting out is,
00:09I think that all of the heartbreak
00:13and all the hundreds of hours that you put
00:16into evolving your craft will pay off.
00:19You'll meet incredible, creative people
00:22that you'll be able to make beautiful art with,
00:25and it'll be worth it one day.
00:27So just try to keep going.
00:30The most difficult lesson I learned in my career,
00:34just that you're gonna mess up.
00:36You have to just keep going, push forward,
00:39try to forget about it.
00:40You're gonna have your heart broken a million times.
00:44The first time I saw myself in a character,
00:48I don't know, I think it's a different feeling each time,
00:52but I think the first time I felt really
00:54like I have transformed into someone else
00:57is probably on my last film, Menorah.
01:00With the nails and the hair,
01:02the second I put on a sparkly bikini,
01:05I was like, I felt different.
01:07I was talking different.
01:09My hand motions were different, so I would say that.
01:13When other women see me on screen,
01:15I hope they see the dedication and love
01:19that I put into my characters.
01:21Specifically for my film, Menorah,
01:24I hope that sex workers see this film
01:27and feel seen and acknowledged.
01:29That is my biggest hope.
01:31The Hollywood moment that still amazes me
01:34is I think every day there's something amazing
01:37or beautiful that happens.
01:39And going to film festivals
01:41and watching people's beautiful, independent film
01:43that they put so much love and heart into, that's amazing.
01:48The future of Hollywood is feminine, I would say.
01:51But I think feminine can manifest itself
01:54in so many different ways.
01:56I don't think you have to be born female to be feminine.
02:00Femininity exists in so many different aspects of life,
02:04and I think that it's such a powerful thing in film,
02:07and we all recognize it.
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