Amanda Seyfried is PORTER’s latest cover star. The actor reflects on turning 40, embracing creative freedom and pushing boundaries across a transformative awards season. With powerhouse roles in LONG BRIGHT RIVER, THE HOUSEMAID and THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, Seyfried showcases her versatility – from a terrifying performance alongside Sydney Sweeney to a haunting, spiritual portrayal of 18th-century Shakers leader Ann Lee.
Amanda Seyfried on turning 40: “I’m embracing myself in this new decade in a way that I wondered if I’d be able to when I was a little younger. I kind of value myself a little differently in that, wow, I got here and I’m doing OK.”
On evolving beyond Hollywood pressure: “I don’t feel like I have anything to prove to Hollywood anymore, to my peers or the industry, but I feel like, if I did, I’d be really quite happy.”
On pushing boundaries in The Housemaid: “I got to explore my rage in a way that I’ve never gotten to do. I owe it so much.”
On live singing: “I’m live singing all the time now. I don’t want to make a record or anything. I just want to have fun. I need to let more people know that if you need a female harmonizer, or if you need a collaborator on a song, I’m not going to beg for royalties. I just want the opportunity to make the music!”
On raising her children in upstate New York alongside husband Thomas Sadoski: “It’s way less Hollywood noise. My children know that I’m a recognized person in the world, that I’m an actor and that me being on TV is very normal for them. And they also know that they’re safe at home and they have their own privacy – and that’s everything.”
On seeing fame through her daughter’s eyes: “I think she’s more curious about it. She does have an eagle eye, so if we’re in a room full of people, she’ll notice when people are taking pictures of me. It’s not that she’s uncomfortable, she’s just a little bit protective of me in that way.”
On filming The Testament of Ann Lee: “I’ve never felt closer to some kind of spirituality than right now because of what she taught me.”
[Photo Credit: Chantal Anderson/Porter Magazine]
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