Demi Moore’s Golden Globes speech had a powerful message for women

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During her acceptance speech, Moore addressed the magnitude of the moment for her and acknowledged how at one point in her career, she thought being recognised—let alone winning a Golden Globe—wouldn’t be something she’d ever achieve.

“Thirty years ago, I had a producer tell me that I was a popcorn actress, and at that time, I made that mean that this [award] wasn’t something that I was allowed to have,” Moore began her speech. “[It meant] that I could do movies that were successful and that made a lot of money but that I couldn’t be acknowledged, and I believed that. That corroded me over time, to the point where I thought a few years ago that maybe this was it, maybe I was complete, maybe I had already done what I was supposed to do.”

and the universe told me that you’re not done. I am so grateful to Coralie [Fargeat] for trusting me to step in and play.”

The actor went on to remind the audience of the core message of the film: “I’ll just leave you with one thing that I think this movie is imparting. In those moments when we don’t think we’re smart enough or pretty enough or skinny enough or successful enough or basically just not enough—I had a woman say to me, just know, you will never be enough, but you can know the value of your worth if you just put down the measuring stick. So today I celebrate this as a marker of my wholeness and of the love that is driving me and for the gift of doing something I love and being reminded that I do belong.”

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