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Brian Damage · 09-16-2009, 09:43 PM

She became a Hollywood star as a teen, but Uma Thurman – who turns 40 next year – says getting through the last decade was a big challenge.

"I can't say my 30s were the easiest time. And I had thought my 20s were hard!" she tells W Magazine for its October issue.

For those who think she had it all – the looks, the career (Oscar and Golden Globe nominations), and the family (kids Maya, 11, and Levon, 7) – she has a warning: "You know, that's the worst mistake a woman can make, to think, 'Oh, I'm 32 and I've had two kids and I've worked since I was 16 and now it's going to get easier.' Because as soon as you think that, you're doomed! You're absolutely doomed!"

While Thurman was busy raising her kids (she and their dad, Ethan Hawke, divorced in 2004) she limited herself to mostly New York-based projects so she could be close to home. As a result, her career slowed down.

But now that the kids are older, she says she's ready to "slightly selfishly" focus more attention on acting. "I am a mother, but I need to do what I'm good at doing," she says. "Even your kids need you to be who you are. I've been living at home for work for a long time. If I don't leave soon, I'm going to literally choke my career to death."

Her new priorities also mean she isn't focused on planning her wedding to fiancé Arpad "Arki" Busson, a London-based financier.

"I'm happily engaged, but we haven't set a wedding up," says Thurman. "I'm not in a rush to do anything. One day we'll do it, when we're ready. We can't live anywhere else because my children's father lives here. We'll figure that out."

http://www.people.com/people/article...304819,00.html

JamesG · 09-16-2009, 10:05 PM

Yeah, a lot of her films after the success of Kill Bill were not well-received:

Be Cool
The Producers
Prime
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
The Accidental Husband

also in-between the Kill Bill's Ben Affleck's ill-fated Paycheck came out that she was in.

Brian Damage · 09-16-2009, 10:23 PM

The problem is, sh is turning 40 and that is considered "old" for actresses.

browneyes106 · 09-16-2009, 11:43 PM

^ I agree her age will hurt her. I do like her I do hope she somehow makes a comeback.

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Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Uma Thurman Wants to Revive Her Acting Career She became a Hollywood star as a teen, but Uma Thurman – who turns 40 next year – says getting through the last decade was a big challenge. "I can't say my 30s were the easiest time. And I had thought my 20s were hard!" she tells W Magazine for its October issue. For those who think she had it all – the looks, the career (Oscar and Golden Globe nominations), and the family (kids Maya, 11, and Levon, 7) – she has a warning: "You know, that's the worst mistake a woman can make, to think, 'Oh, I'm 32 and I've had two kids and I've worked since I was 16 and now it's going to get easier.' Because as soon as you think that, you're doomed! You're absolutely doomed!" While Thurman was busy raising her kids (she and their dad, Ethan Hawke, divorced in 2004) she limited herself to mostly New York-based projects so she could be close to home. As a result, her career slowed down. But now that the kids are older, she says she's ready to "slightly selfishly" focus more attention on acting. "I am a mother, but I need to do what I'm good at doing," she says. "Even your kids need you to be who you are. I've been living at home for work for a long time. If I don't leave soon, I'm going to literally choke my career to death." Her new priorities also mean she isn't focused on planning her wedding to fiancé Arpad "Arki" Busson, a London-based financier. "I'm happily engaged, but we haven't set a wedding up," says Thurman. "I'm not in a rush to do anything. One day we'll do it, when we're ready. We can't live anywhere else because my children's father lives here. We'll figure that out." http://www.people.com/people/article...304819,00.html
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09-16-2009, 10:05 PM	#2
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,135	Yeah, a lot of her films after the success of Kill Bill were not well-received: Be Cool The Producers Prime My Super Ex-Girlfriend The Accidental Husband also in-between the Kill Bill's Ben Affleck's ill-fated Paycheck came out that she was in.

09-16-2009, 10:23 PM	#3
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	The problem is, sh is turning 40 and that is considered "old" for actresses.

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browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	^ I agree her age will hurt her. I do like her I do hope she somehow makes a comeback.