Vanity Fair : 2019 Hollywood Edition

Vanity Fair’s 25th issue is dedicated to appraising the ambitions and personalities that power Hollywood.

The change I’m seeing more and

more is women directors,

producers, and writers. Not

necessarily stories that have

never been told before, but

they’re finally being told from a

female perspective.

My sincere hope is that the

magic and legendary history of

film that has had such a

profound impact on us still

exists in 25 years. We all have

such fond, indelible moments of

being in the cinema, and I would

be so heartbroken to know that

future generations would miss

out on that.

The actors who are within the

pages of this issue give new

breath to what Hollywood is

and what Hollywood is going to

be. And that’s in terms of

diversity, ethnicity, gender, and

the type of work that we’re

doing.

I hope that in the next 25 years

of filmmaking cinema doesn’t

end up completely disappearing

and exist just on a laptop screen.

I’d love it if we all went back to

shooting film.

I have been in the business 25

years. So this is basically our

joint anniversary

I am optimistic about the real

activism happening inside of the

industry and the conversations

about equity that are creating

material changes.

Did I expect this at the

beginning of the year? Definitely

not. I’m super-fresh on the

scene, but I plan on sticking

around for a long time.

While my time in the business

has been short, it has been a

source of pride and hope for

many people to see someone

that looks like me—an

indigenous person—starring in

an Oscar-winning director’s

film. And a big change for

Hollywood.

The regard for television has

changed. There was a time

where film actors only did film.

Now the storytelling on

television is multifarious, and

you see actors on both

platforms.

Vanity Fair is an American

institution, so to be in it in any

capacity is an honor, but to be

on the cover with actors I really

admire and respect, it’s a pinch-me

moment.

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