Gwyneth Paltrow says that taking time off to be mother to daughter Apple, now 4, and son Moses, 2, made her feel forgotten by Hollywood.
In Cannes to promote Two Lovers, in which she costars with Joaquin Phoenix, the Shakespeare in Love Oscar winner, 35, expanded upon a comment made by Jodie Foster, who noted that Hollywood has a short memory.
"I really did not know if there would be a place for me," said Paltrow. "Jodie Foster was right, especially if you are a woman and especially if you are not 25. Hollywood is pretty cutthroat, and everybody has a short memory. There is always someone who is younger or hotter or prettier."
In terms of her own career, "I was very realistic of that fact there would not be room for me," said Paltrow. "I definitely knew I had lost my place."
She considers Two Lovers, a romantic drama set in Brooklyn, a shot in the vocational arm.
"It has given me a lifeline, because I had taken a long time off work," said Paltrow. "Going from being a mother at home for a long time, which was the greatest time in my life, but also feel like an artist again ... that was a gift for me."
More Babies on the Way
Talk about baby buzz! Gwyneth Paltrow is open to adding to her brood – any way possible.
"I may force myself to do it one more time because the result is so worth it," the Oscar winner says in the July issue of Harper's Bazaar. "My mother loved each [pregnancy] to bits; she felt alive and beautiful. I wanted to throw up all the time."
The 35-year-old mother to Apple, 4, and Moses, 2, adds that she's "very open" to adoption, factoring in the expansion of her family with husband Chris Martin.
"I do feel we're so fortunate, and we kind of owe it to humanity," she says. "We have a lot of love to give and a lot of resources."
Back on the big screen with the hit Iron Man after her four-year hiatus, Paltrow also talks about her desire to give more as an artist. "It's something within you, something that burns," she explains. "It's not a hobby, it’s a need."
