That's one of the things about getting older isn't it? You suddenly realise that you are what you set out to be. And there are no role models any more. ↗
I think the culture today is very, very different from what it was in the '60s, and I feel lucky that I grew up at a time when I had these very strong female role models. ↗
They offered me that film before I did Frida and I said, no, I'm not capable of directing. Then after seeing Julie direct, I was inspired by it. She motivated me to do it, because we don't have role models as woman for directors. ↗
You don't have to know people personally for them to be role models. Some of my most important role models were historical or literary figures that I only read about - never actually met. ↗
Especially in the car ride to and from gym. I find myself spacing out a lot, just visualizing what the Olympics would be like and just having such great role models. ↗