Actress Tilda Swinton covers the August 2011 issue of W magazine, I first laid eyes on Tilda in the movie "Constantine" as the angel Gabriel. This woman is beyond breathtaking in my opinion, given lately I've had a thing visually for androgyny so I could be bias. I've always enjoyed her portrayal of every character she has ever taken on. In her interview she discusses why she chooses the role she's played in Hollywood.
Lynn Hirschberg: Your latest film, We Need to Talk About Kevin, in which you play the mother of a violent, disturbed boy, is one of the most emotionally unsettling movies I have ever seen. Halfway through the film, sometime around the moment when it became apparent that this kid was going to methodically destroy everything around him, I wanted to run. But I was glued to the screen—mostly because your character, who is troubled, quietly enraged, and often unsympathetic, was riveting. In films, mothers are mostly characterized by their love and affection for their children. It takes courage to challenge the sainted idea of maternal perfection. Did that scare you?
Tilda Swinton: I don’t think I’m courageous. One man’s courage is another man’s comfort zone. The movie, which is based on a novel by Lionel Shriver, explored a taboo subject: the idea of a less than perfect mother. I knew that, when an audience watched the film, there would be a gag reflex at some point. But I was fascinated by the subject—it scared me, and that interested me.
When we were trying to finance this movie, we would reference Rosemary’s Baby. It’s every pregnant woman’s nightmare to give birth to the devil. And every mother worries that she won’t connect to her children. When I had my children, my manager asked me what project I wanted to work on next. I said, “Something Greek, perhaps Medea.” Nobody quite understood what I meant, what I was feeling.
These photos are absolutely fabulous, when I think of what it is to be beautiful I don't think of the traditional examples of beauty i.e, Halle Berry, and Angelina Jolie, I think of a person who's beauty knows no sexual orientation, and exudes mystery and that's what I get from Tilda, just fabulous...
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