Town and Country has a new cover interview with Julianne Moore, 54. (She’s one of those celebrities whose age surprises me every time I look it up.) Moore’s styling is so impeccable that if she showed up on a red carpet like this she would definitely make it into the top beauty moments of the year. They left her hair loose and beachy and paired a bold dark lip and contoured cheek with minimal eye makeup. It works against her pale skin, especially in the incredible jewel-toned velvet dresses she’s wearing, by Dior and Valentino. These images just remind me that Moore can hit it out of the park with the right styling, but she’s hit or miss on the red carpet. I think that just speaks to her willingness to take risks and not take herself too seriously.

T&C’s profile of Moore is delightful. They sent us over some quotes which just don’t do her justice when taken out of the context of the piece. Moore meets their journalist, Mary Kaye Schilling, at the Judd Foundation in her native New York. They tour the perfectly preserved loft and open living space of the late minimalist artist, Donald Judd, and Moore is just thrilled to be there. As someone who loves house museums and modern design, I found her enthusiasm contagious. Here are some of Moore’s quotes:

Julianne Moore on how taking the deep dive into a role—the how and why of a role is one of the things she enjoys most:
“I love that part of the job. I love it every single time. The specifics of being a Jersey cop versus a New York cop, like where you have your badge, where you have your gun, what you might do with your hair. And being a female cop, and what that means in those environments. All these things that signify who you are.”

Moore’s guilty pleasure:
“[Twitter] is the one thing I’m addicted to. I follow a lot of comedians and news sites. I never sit quietly anymore.”

Ethan Hawke, Moore’s husband in Maggie’s Plan, on what it was like to work with her for the first time after having been friends for more than a decade:
“She’s super easy to be around, but also, don’t f*** with her. It was really clear to me at rehearsal that we were now at work, and there was a way she was going to work. Unlike a lot of actors, who wait around for the brilliant director to give them a chance to be as good as they want to be, Julie creates that chance. She’s not waiting for permission.”

Moore on the holidays:
“I like to bake—I always make cornbread at Thanksgiving, which is our favorite holiday to host. We usually have between 25 and 40 people, our family and friends that we’ve known since the kids were little. [Christmas is quieter] just the four of us. My son usually has a basketball tournament. But I love being in the city then.”

Moore on her love of historical homes:
“I think I’ll tell my family that I want an old loft for Christmas. We have a townhouse in the West Village that we renovated 12 years ago, but I’m ready for something new.”

[From Town & Country]

Some of these quotes come from a little two minute interview video which you can see on T&C’s site. Moore laughs at herself and seems to realize how ridiculous it is to want a loft for Christmas, but that’s who she is. She also names her favorite red carpet designers, with Tom Ford, Givenchy and Chanel among them, and her favorite day look designers, along with some of her cherished clothing items.

The online article has more quotes from Ethan Hawke on what a professional Moore is, how humble she is, and how he thinks she got to that point in her career – by showing up and putting the work in. The journalist shares this quote as it applies to Moore, “The one way to be great is to be good over and over and over.” This just brings home how consistently great she is, and how that must have been achieved with a lot of dedication and legwork.

photo credit: Victor Demarchelier for Town & Country