Jodi Foster Praises Streamers For “Exciting Narrative Filmmaking” & Reflects On Her Career After Another ‘True Detective’ Win — Golden Globes Backstage
After sweeping the award season for her role in HBO‘s True Detective: Night Country, Jodi Foster gave her take on the current film and television landscape backstage at the 82nd annual Golden Globes.
Talking to reporters backstage, she said she thinks, whether film or television, the streamers are taking up the mantle when it comes to bold storytelling at the moment.
“Honestly, I think the most exciting narrative filmmaking right now is being done on streaming. That’s where I really go to see performances and to see characters build over time,” she said.
When a reporter asked her which medium she’s enjoying most these days, she added that “although I have to say the features this year are amazing, for me as a feature person, it’s great to see that both can coexist, and there are different ways of telling stories.”
Foster also won an Emmy for her performance in True Detective and called it a “golden age” for older women in Hollywood, who are increasingly being honored for their performances as of late after spending decades in the industry.
Jean Smart and Demi Moore were among those who also took home trophies on Sunday. During her acceptance speech, Moore spoke about thinking the most fruitful years of her career had passed before she took a role in The Substance.
Foster reacted to Moore’s sentiment, adding: “I think something happens, there’s like an organism that gets released in your bloodstream — I’m not a doctor, so don’t follow me on that one — but it just feels like there’s a hormone that happens where suddenly you go, ‘Oh, I don’t really care about all the stupid things anymore, and I’m not going to compete with myself.’”
She continued: “I’m excited about what’s left of my life and who I become, and the wisdom that I can bring to the table. So for me, this is the most contented moment of my career, and I never would have known that. I just never would have known that. But something happened the day I turned 60, and it all just came to pass.”
