Naomi Watts on movies, midlife and menopause: ‘You are hot, and then you are not’
In this extract from her book Dare I Say It, the actor and advocate writes about impostor syndrome, taking risks and the power of menopausal women
I’ve always had a strong sense of resilience and have been pretty good about not letting fear take hold of me. My friends and I often remark that good things happen when we take chances on ourselves. Sometimes I look back on choices I made early on in my career and think, Wow, that was bold.
Still, not everything made sense as it was happening. Every woman I know has a winding road from where she started out to where she ended up. This is mine.
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