Demi Moore shares words of wisdom for women after Golden Globe win

Demi Moore won her first Best Actress award at the 2025 Golden Globes for her performance in The Substance and gave a thoughtful speech about midlife career challenges.

In her acceptance speech, Moore reflected on being told by a producer early in her career that she was a “popcorn actress” and would never receive an honor like a Best Actress award.

The Substance star opened up about the same theme backstage as well. When People asked her: “On the days when you don’t feel like you’re not enough, what gets you through?”

She replied: “I think it’s really about where you hold your intention and focus. We can spend our time on focusing on all that we’re not, or we can be celebrating all that we are. I think it’s subtle shift.”

In her advice to women feeling dismissed, she said: “We all know that there are certain societal conditioning. All we have to look at is what we’re choosing to buy into.”

The Indecent Proposal star explained: “Because it exists doesn’t make it the truth. I think it all goes back to how we hold ourselves. And when we value ourselves, we have enough self-love that will then reflect out in the world, and the world can follow and change to accommodate how you’re reflecting on yourself.”

Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley starring The Substance received rave reviews from critics and grossed more than $78M at the global box office. The film has also generated Oscar buzz for Moore.