Katie Holmes sat down with 'Haute Living New York' to talk about her career goals, being a mom and making time for self-care.
Woman of many talents! Katie Holmes sat down with Haute Living New York for her cover story at the Baccarat Hotel in New York City to discuss balancing her career with being a mom -- and carving out time for fun.
The actress, who has been busy working on her third full-length film directorial effort, Rare Objects, told the magazine, "I had a lot of passion for bringing this story to the screen, and I wanted to do it all. … I would like to continue directing movies, but I also want to continue stage work, because it changes you, in a way. It also helps me with my confidence, and it’s really a delight to perform with great actors every night. … I also love directing, so ideally, I’d like to go on and off; do a film, do a play. That would feel really nice."
While that might sound like a packed schedule, the Dawson’s Creek star believes it’s important to stay motivated and curious.
"It’s interesting, because there are definitely days where you’re like, ‘I just don’t think I have anything in me tonight. I don’t know. I’m tired, I’m spent.’ But then you get there, and something clicks. It’s in those moments, when you feel like you’ve got nothing left to give, that’s when you learn," she said.
"You’ve got to keep going because you’re about to really learn something important. You have to fight through it! It’s like those days when you don’t want to go to the gym. You tell yourself, ‘I’m too tired today, I’m not doing it.’ But the fact that you make yourself go shows you something about yourself. You learn that you’re resilient," Holmes added.
Other than writing, directing, producing and acting, the 44-year-old’s main priority is making sure her daughter, Suri Cruise, 17, feels loved and supported.
"She’s the greatest; my heart is her. ... She’s definitely my favorite thing about life," Holmes gushed.
And through it all, the President's Daughter star tries not to put too much pressure on herself.
"I feel like we are living in a world right now where perfection is really valued, but that’s not real. It doesn’t actually exist, and if you realize that it doesn’t actually exist, then you’re never actually disappointed. I’ve never wanted to be perfect! I just wanted to be nice, do a good job, and have a full life, but I knew better than to fall for perfection," she explained.
"I’m just sort of living life, living in the moment. ... My friend found her My Little Pony set recently, and I was like, Can we play with it now? I’m totally down for My Little Pony play for an hour. And I loved it! I mean, don’t most self-help books say that you should indulge your inner child? ... You’re never, ever too old to play," Holmes shared.
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