Maggie Gyllenhaal

ELLE: This isn’t the first time you’re starring in a film that deals with female sexuality. What’s the draw for you?
Maggie Gyllenhaal: I think everybody’s interested in sex and sexuality. I think it’s a part of being human, and film is an interesting place to explore that, especially because I think sex has been explored in film in a way that’s very unreal and very much based in fantasy. When I see sex scenes in movies that are real and free, like my own experience of sex, they’re so much sexier. I guess it’s a nod of subtle feminism to be able to express it from a woman’s points of view what real sex is like—where it isn’t like you’re wearing a black demi-cup Victoria’s Secret bra and it’s lit perfectly and you’re arching your back—it’s not like that!

ELLE: Is it difficult to find films with really great Coach Outlet Online, strong female leads?
MG: It’s so funny, there are so few good movies being made these days, so when there’s a good one, everybody wants to do it. Think about the actresses who you think are good; so many of them play strong, female, sexual, interesting characters. And all of us are like, “I’ll do that one!” Because there are so few. But I do find that there are a few actresses who are my age who I really respect and admire. I find as I get older, even though there’s some level of competition, it gets divided up pretty evenly. Like, “Oh that one she’s gonna do, and this one I’m gonna do.” You go through different phases of being more wanted or less wanted Coach Outlet Online, but I find it kind of goes up and down and shifts and [is] based on things that are kind of out of your control!

Hugh Dancy and Maggie Gyllenhaal in 'Hysteria'. Photo: Liam Daniel, courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics