Demi Moore & Margaret Qualley for ‘The Substance’ | Conversations

Actors Demi Moore (‘Ghost,’ ‘Indecent Proposal’) and Margaret Qualley ('Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood,' 'Maid') share stories and insight from their performances in ‘The Substance.’ Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. This interview is part of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations series, an essential resource for actors, featuring leading actors and casts sharing their experiences, insights and craft.

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[patrickorourke]

“The Substance” was the BEST film of 2024!!!!

[Adamdow]

Margaret should've been Oscar nominated for Best Supporting Actress too.

[Coin]

I’m loving this era of overlooked actresses getting their ‘f u’ moment to critics with a performance that counteracts a lifetime of derision. Amazing times. :)

Jennifer Coolidge, Jamie Lee Curtis, Demi Moore, Pamela Anderson.

[jonathann]

Demi Moore is going to win an Oscar for this performance, I intuit.

[quehzac]

Demi's comments really shows her experience. Give her the SAG already 😍

[mxbrecher]

Demi Moore deserves every award bc she’s so incredible

[Jprager]

I love how Demi doesn’t pander the movie’s message to just “women”. It has great universal themes of aging, self hate, internal conflict that can apply to anyone.

[christiandorr]

I had no clue Margaret was underneath all those prosthetics, still acting up a storm. Demi deserves all of her praise, but Margaret is of equal merit.

[benjaminmtang]

the best type of art is how they can have wide resonance FROM their specificity. this movie was just the epitome of what all the components of movie making CAN do. it's just utterly criminal that margaret didn't get a nom.

[mxbrecher]

The Substance is the best film of 2024 and the best horror film of the year

[planetlg]

I'm an almost senior-aged woman and loved the movie. I came out of the movie feeling strangely empowered. Did any other women feel this way? Or maybe men too?

[patricenz]

Yes! Such a completely overwhelming experience and so good to share with others at the cinema. We were in Newtown, Sydney, at the 10am showing and as it finished, the guy behind us said "Well, that's gonna make lunch a bit rough". 😅

[VivaLaDnDLogs]

Oh, to be a fly on the wall for this movie. I need to hear the conversations between Demi & Margaret about Elisabeth. There is a LOT to unpackage, and both actresses give so much of themselves to this person.

[theogoldberg]

Margaret is a SPECTACULAR young actress. She'll go very far. As for Demi as the song says " I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU!". Amazing subversive film

[wildflower]

I’ve been in love with Demi forever! 😘

[EvgeniaYildiz]

Demi Moore and Margared qualley so beautiful actresss.

[owlampersand]

They were both SO amazing in this film 🎥 🎞

[MoyAmaro]

now that's the best explanation of the "you are one" I've heard. Obviously, it makes sense coming from the artists who helped create her.

[Andrew-Antioch-Kim]

I'd like to see both Demi and reunite in the forseeable future for another project!

[kylew]

These ladies have great chemistry! Demi deserves an Oscar for this brave role, and Margaret deserves at least a nom. Hard to beat Zoe Saldana and Ariana Grande in this category though 😢