“I think if you’re holding on to what’s past, it’s a losing game,” Moore said on Oct. 13 during a wide-ranging discussion at the 2024 Hamptons International Film Festival.
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Demi Moore shares an update on Bruce Willis’ health.
On Sunday, October 13, The Substance actress won the Acting Achievement Award at the 2024 Hamptons International Film Festival. During a wide-ranging live discussion moderated by HIFF advisory board member Alina Cho, the 61-year-old actress revealed that her 69-year-old ex-husband has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) but is “stable.” ” he said.
Mr Moore also detailed his personal views on the disease, which Bruce’s wife Emma Hemming Willis revealed was diagnosed last year, after Bruce was diagnosed with aphasia in the spring of 2022. .
“You know, I’ve said this before. The disease is what it is, and I think you have to really, deeply embrace it for what it is,” Moore told the festival audience. . “But considering his position, he is stable.”
“What I always recommend is just meeting them where they are. I think when you’re holding on to things from the past, it’s a losing game,” she added of the Die Hard star. “But when you show up to meet them where they are, there’s a great beauty and sweetness to it.”
Moore said she had just visited Bruce “two days ago” with her granddaughter and daughter Rumer’s toddler, Louetta. “And no matter how long we have, we can share it,” she said of her time with her ex-husband.
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Moore has daughters Rumer (36), Scout (33) and Talulah (30) with Bruce. “Given the given things,[Bruce]is in a stable position,” she said on The Drew Barrymore Show last month.
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Elsewhere in the festival discussion, Moore reflected on multiple career highlights, including 1990’s Ghost, 1993’s Indecent Proposal, and 1997’s G.I. Jane, and ultimately She touched on what it meant to her to see reels of her films behind the scenes before they were screened. Along with her award.
“I felt like I was seeing a lot of life,” she said. “In fact, it feels like a lifetime, because it’s a gift that we can continue to change and continue to grow. I was thinking, ‘Thank God for continuing to give me the opportunity to get better. That’s what happened.”
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Moore also talked about his latest film, The Substance. In the film, directed by Coralie Ferguito and starring Margaret Qualley, Moore plays Elizabeth Sparkle, who experiments with black market drugs to create a younger version of herself. The story explores topics such as body image, societal expectations for women, and aging.
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In a conversation with the Guardian last month, Moore spoke at length about her long-standing relationship with her body and the “self-determination” explored in her latest work.
“I think we’ve all had those moments where we go back in time and try to fix something, only to end up making it even worse and feeling helpless,” she told the magazine. spoke. We hyper-focus on everything we don’t see, when no one else sees it. If we all started thinking that our worth was based solely on our appearance, we would eventually be defeated. ”
“The Substance” is currently in theaters.
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