Selena Gomez is reflecting on her career.
The 32-year-old Emilia Perez actress spoke out in Elle‘s 2024 Women in Hollywood issue, out now.
During the conversation, Selena spoke about what she wishes she knew before she got into the business, how Meryl Streep supported her, and her most challenging role to date.
Keep reading to find out more…
On what she wishes she knew before getting into show business:
“I have no regrets and I have a fantastic family and there were rules laid down by my parents and I’m appreciative of that. However, I don’t think I would’ve done it very young if I was thinking of myself now. There were a lot of things that I felt stunted by. Then adding a lot of pressure from a lot of people didn’t help me develop a sense of self in my twenties. It was a very difficult time. I live with it every day. I try my hardest to stay positive about everything and focus on things like this [movie] that really make me happy. But I would just say maybe wait and have a little bit of a life.”
On how Meryl Streep supported her on the set of Only Murders in the Building:
“I remember being on set with Meryl Streep [for Only Murders in the Building], trying to shoot her side so that she could go home and have the next day off. Toward the end of the day, she said, ‘Wait, no, why aren’t we turning around?’ And they said, ‘Oh, we’ll do that tomorrow.’ And she goes, ‘No, no, I must come in, I should be here for them.’ It was so classy and showed that she really still loved the craft and that she wanted to be there for us too. I’ll never forget her being barefoot, singing on set, just loving what she’s doing. I want that spirit, I want to always love what I do and be there for people.”
On her most challenging role: “The most challenging one, because I was only 18 or 19, was Spring Breakers. It was the first thing I did right after my Disney show and it was such a crazy detour. That’s when I knew I was going to fall in love with filmmakers and really gritty, fun stuff that was a little too graphic.”
She also just hit back at body shaming comments after her latest premiere.
