Demi Moore’s Definition of Beauty and Life’s Journey
Renowned actress Demi Moore has shared her thoughts on beauty, life, and her journey as an actress in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE. The 62-year-old star, who graces the cover of the World’s Most Beautiful issue, opened up about her definition of beauty, her experiences as an actress, and her personal life.
"In a way, beauty just is," Moore says. "You can look at a flower and see its beauty. On a human level, I find it’s authenticity and positivity. Beauty comes out of comfort with being exactly who you are." This theme is one that she explored in her recent role as an aging star fitness instructor in the horror hit The Substance. "I think there’s an aspect that we all have experienced, which is compare and despair," Moore says of the film. "And it isn’t necessarily just about our outsides. It’s that harsh, self-critical judgment. And everyone who’s in the public eye does face a little more judgment and harsher external criticism. I think the thing that was so relatable is really that violence we can have against ourselves."
Moore’s journey as an actress began when she was cast on General Hospital just shy of her 19th birthday. "It was like a real job where I was going to have an actual salary, meaning I didn’t have to have another job," she adds. "I could live by doing this thing that I loved and hoped I could do. But I really never felt like I knew what I was doing. I didn’t really study. I really did come from the university of Fake It Till You Make It. Everything for me was watching, listening and learning from fellow actors." According to PEOPLE, Moore’s early start in the industry was just the beginning of her successful career.
Despite being a beauty icon, Moore insists she also went through an awkward phase growing up. "None of us can escape that," she says, laughing. "I had amblyopia, which is a wandering eye. When I was 5, it had crossed all the way in, and I had surgery to pull it out. So I had a very awkward time. And I can think in particular of an image with this bad haircut when the winged look came along. I may have been 11 or 12 in a jean jacket that had this red-and-white fabric with a bow. It was really not attractive."
Moore’s personal life has also been a journey of growth and learning. She wrote in her 2019 memoir about her strained relationship with her alcoholic mother. Now she tells PEOPLE that experience shaped how she wanted to raise her own daughters, Rumer, Scout and Tallulah, whom she shares with ex-husband Bruce Willis. "For many, many years that was really about not wanting my kids to ever experience certain things that I had," she adds. "It created a real drive in me to want to look for opportunities to transform and become the best version of myself."
Moore’s relationship with Willis, who has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, has remained strong despite their divorce in 1998. "The foundation of making our children our priority has never wavered," she says. "I’m most grateful that regardless of what the outside relationship has been, we have maintained being a family in various forms." PEOPLE reports that Moore is now a "Yaya" to her first grandchild, and she says being there with all of her daughters for the birth of Rumer’s daughter Louetta in April 2023 was "really incredible."
In conclusion, Moore’s thoughts on beauty, life, and her journey as an actress offer a unique perspective on what it means to be a strong and resilient woman in the entertainment industry. As PEOPLE notes, Moore’s gratitude list these days includes "my family, including my four-legged family, my children and all of the incredible, loving people in my life," she says. "I feel really so lucky." This article is based on a report by PEOPLE, which can be read in full at https://people.com/demi-moore-bruce-willis-foundation-never-wavered-even-after-divorce-worlds-most-beautiful-exclusive-11717763.
