The actress opens up about her new SU2C partnership, preparing for her second child and what she's looking for in her next gig: 'Clearly, nothing will ever hold the same place in my heart as ['This Is Us'].'
You’ve been involved with Stand Up To Cancer since its inception. Why did you first link up with them?
My father just retired after working at the company for 40 years and we still consider ourselves very much an American Airlines family. The fact that they are continuing their commitment with Stand Up To Cancer and trying to help everybody get closer to the goal of making those diagnosed with cancer long-term survivors and all that they are doing to buoy the momentum of what the researchers at Stand Up To Cancer have been doing for years and years.
The great thing about job security is that for these last six years, we were pretty sure where we were spending the majority of our work lives. But it also means the machine never gets turned off, in a way. I feel like I never got to turn off even when we had our hiatus. I got to go climb a mountain or do this or do that with the little spare time that I had but then you just jump right back in. You never fully turn the burner on the stovetop off.
You have to put all of that out of your mind and not make any of it a consideration. You just have to follow your gut and find something that moves you, something you’re passionate about and feel challenged by, or whatever the criteria might be for you. I feel like I know it when I see it in the same way that I did on that show. I’m remaining open and excited about finding something wholly different, something that is challenging in a completely new way that I haven’t done before.
But man, you don’t have a heart if you watch any of those videos of Joni and not feel every emotion under the sun. I just bawled when I saw “Both Sides Now” for the first time. She’s everything. She’s everything. Joni truly is the GOAT. There are tons and tons of incredible musicians and songwriters out there, but no one is Joni. It would’ve been cool to see any number of people on stage and Newport is notorious for having these incredible final acts on the last day.
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