Graham is also committed to philanthropy.
There’s a lot about this often-underrated actor that even her most die-hard fans may not realize.
“I was obsessed,” she toldThe Guardianin 1999.
“I was: ‘If I don’t make something of myself, I am nothing.’
“I was like a drama nerd, I was in a lot of plays,” she toldCinema.com.
She was on her way.
“I thought, wow, this is so great I’m conquering this town,” she said.
“I let them talk me into movies that I didn’t believe in,” she admitted.
“I love psychology!”
“If I wasn’t an actress, I think I would be a good therapist.”
“I could see a world where I would be a therapist.”
However, there are some other career paths she could have potentially pursued, apart from psychology.
“I love reading fiction, so I can also see myself wanting to write books.”
“And, look, could I have my own lifestyle/travel show where I travel the world eating food?
That is also something that sounds fun!”
she told theAU Review.
The more the better.
“I adore sleeping,” she told Us Weekly.
“I could easily sleep 12-plus hours a night.”
“When I tell people how much I sleep sometimes, they are horrified.”
“In addition to feeling rested, sleeping for so many hours also tended to improve her mood.
“I feel excited!”
As for not getting married and starting a family, Graham has zero regrets.
If a child or children entered her life at some point, she’d embrace the experience with enthusiasm.
“But at the moment, not having kids, I do feel free.”
“I don’t feel that I’m missing anything,” she added.
In 2017, Graham wrote an essay that was published inVariety, detailing her experience with Weinstein.
For Graham, the quid-pro-quo implication was clear: Sex in exchange for a movie role.
When Weinstein called her back for a follow-up meeting, she was nervous enough to bring a friend along.
When the friend called her to bail, she wound up canceling and never encountered Weinstein again.
“To the countless other women who have experienced the gray areas: I believe you.”
If you or anyone you know has been a victim of sexual assault, help is available.
Based on those two movies, she was hired for a film that was based on a play.
“That’s a little creepy,” she recalled.
“He didn’t hit on me, but it was a little weird looking back on it.”
The director also insisted that Graham rehearse the entire play at the acting class he ran.
She did, and it didn’t go great.
She begged to try a scene again.
“I know I would have done it better if I’d had another chance,” she said.
It was really hurtful.
… And then he fired me, basically.
He basically said, ‘You suck,’ you know?”
In both homes, Graham is emphatic about having living spaces that are grounding and comforting.
“I believe your home space should put you in a good, happy place,” Graham said.
“I don’t want to look at art that makes me feel disturbed or upset.
I want to come home and be relaxed and blissful.
I want to put positive energy around myself and my home.”
“I really want to make things that are empowering to women.
I feel strongly that what we watch does matter.
Graham explained why she continued to gravitate toward smaller, independent films.
“Indies let a lot more edgier, raw stuff be shown in those kinds of movies.
More than 20 years after that interview, in a 2023 sit-down with Yahoo!
“I’m grateful to work with interesting people and it’s fun.”
Why do you think there are not more movies made with female leads?”
