Geena davis talks aging in hollywood, olympic dreams, tiktok dances | members only

DID YOU ENCOURAGE OR DISCOURAGE YOUR KIDS TO GET INVOLVED IN SHOW BUSINESS? I would not have let them be child actors. I feel strongly about that. But I always felt like if my kids don’t

need to seek the approval of millions of people in order to feel good about themselves, then I will have succeeded. So none of them ended up wanting to be actors, except now, every once in

a while, each of them has brought it up at one point or another. They’re not currently pursuing that as a career — I don’t know if I fully escaped having them want to enter the business.

DID YOU FEEL THE NEED TO BE ACCEPTED, AND WERE YOU LOOKING FOR THAT APPROVAL? I did.… I always knew I wanted to be an actor, and I don’t think when I decided that at [age] 3 — my entire

childhood — I don’t think it was about seeking approval. But I do wonder about that sometimes — if that sort of deep-seated insecurity or lack of self-esteem can help propel one in a certain

direction. HAVE THE RECENT OLYMPIC GAMES INSPIRED YOU TO TRY A NEW SPORT? [DAVIS TOOK UP ARCHERY AFTER WATCHING THE 1996 ATLANTA OLYMPICS, AND AT AGE 41 COMPETED AT THE OLYMPIC QUALIFYING

EVENT BUT DID NOT ADVANCE.] Yes, I’ve been trying to think of what my newest sport will be. When I played the president on [the 2005-2006 ABC series] _Commander in Chief_, the creator, Rod

Lurie, said he wanted the president to have a sport, and not something like jogging or golf [which], for presidents, is fairly typical. So I said, “What about rowing?” He was like, “Great,

learn that!” And so I took it up, and you know, those single skulls are narrower than your hips. It was really daunting, but I learned it. I actually asked my rowing coach, “How old is too

old to go to the Olympics in rowing?” This could be my next attempt to get to the Olympics. WHAT ELSE ARE YOU DOING TO KEEP FIT? There’s a lot of dance tutorials on TikTok I’ve been

learning, and I keep happening upon them. I’m trying to learn some fancy footwork.... It’s very aerobic. DO YOU HAVE ANY REGRETS ABOUT YOUR CAREER CHOICES? No, I don’t. My life philosophy is

that everything that happens builds who you are, and you wouldn’t be the same person if you didn’t have those experiences. So, no, I wouldn’t change anything about my life or my career.​