{"id":104773,"date":"2019-11-01T12:26:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T16:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/linda-hamilton-on-redefining-gender-sexuality-using-a-bazooka-at-63-in-terminator-dark-fate\/"},"modified":"2019-11-01T12:26:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T16:26:42","slug":"linda-hamilton-on-redefining-gender-sexuality-using-a-bazooka-at-63-in-terminator-dark-fate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/linda-hamilton-on-redefining-gender-sexuality-using-a-bazooka-at-63-in-terminator-dark-fate\/","title":{"rendered":"Linda Hamilton on redefining gender, sexuality, & using a bazooka at 63 in \u2018Terminator Dark Fate\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Linda Hamilton on redefining gender, sexuality, & using a bazooka at 63 in \u2018Terminator Dark Fate\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n

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Linda Hamilton, left, and Natalia Reyes star in TERMINATOR: DARK FATE.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gender and sexual stereotypes get broken down in a variety of ways, and by a variety of people. One bulldozer in the annals of cinematic history: actress Linda Hamilton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hamilton\u2019s big break out came in 1984 when she played Sarah Connor in The Terminator<\/em> for director James Cameron<\/a>. Hamilton\u2019s performance\u2013including some amazing physical feats\u2013helped elevate her profile as an actress, and raised the bar on female<\/a> action in the movies. She transitioned to television with the cult TV series Beauty and the Beast<\/em> before reprising the role of Sarah Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day<\/em>. The film became a worldwide sensation in part thanks to its groundbreaking effects, as well as a revelatory performance by Hamilton who\u2019s athleticism in the film redefined female<\/a> beauty and sexuality for all time. Hamilton became something of a sex<\/a> symbol for lesbians<\/a>, and a popular badass woman<\/a> among gay<\/a> men<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In subsequent years, Hamilton declined to return to the\u00a0Terminator<\/em> franchise, focusing instead on smaller projects like\u00a0A Mother\u2019s Prayer<\/em>, a telefilm about a woman<\/a> dying of AIDS. She also became a staunch advocate for mental health awareness, having been diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 40.<\/p>\n

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Now 63, Hamilton makes a triumphant return to action and the\u00a0Terminator\u00a0<\/em>franchise with\u00a0Terminator: Dark Fate <\/em>for director Tim Miller (of Deadpool <\/em><\/a>fame). The film sees Hamilton return to her signature character of Sarah Connor in a\u00a0redux<\/em> that continues the continuity of the film series after\u00a0Terminator 2<\/em> and ignores the subsequent (and let\u2019s be honest, dreadful) sequels.<\/p>\n

Queerty won some time with Connor to discuss her new film, her character, her advocacy, and her popularity with queer audiences.<\/p>\n

So congratulations. I really enjoyed the film. I wasn\u2019t sure what to expect this far into the franchise.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Right?<\/p>\n

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But if it gets you work, I\u2019m all for it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If it works. It\u2019s worth it.<\/p>\n

And it does.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Good. I haven\u2019t seen it yet.<\/p>\n

Really?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m seeing it with all the Hollywood people at the LA premiere. I didn\u2019t want to see it rough, with all the black spots for visual effects. So I was like, I\u2019m waiting.<\/p>\n

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Well it\u2019s been almost 30 years since you last played this character. How\u2019d they get you back?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, it\u2019s not like they were after me for all the others. They came to me with the third one, and I just was very incorruptible at that point because it was the same old Sarah Connor, but the element of surprise was gone. And I don\u2019t want to do the same damn thing every time I play it. So what brought me back was, for one, Jim Cameron.<\/a> And two, the passage of time. I had 28 years to fill in for myself and that would give me like a whole new place to launch from. The fact that the mission had changed was also something new.<\/p>\n

Right.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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What I do enjoy about these movies is the transformation the characters go through, and the evolution of characters. Which, I think, is kind of wonderful and rare in this kind of franchise. It\u2019s not just the same character. The difference between one and two was so dramatic. And I thought with 28 years in between, the difference between two and three has got to be pretty dramatic too.<\/p>\n

Sure.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So then, let\u2019s start there and see where we can build.<\/p>\n

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Were you nervous about the physical demands of the role this time out? I mean, I\u2019m in my 30s, and I\u2019d be terrified if someone handed me a bazooka.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I know. Yes, I was. I trained for a year, and I injured myself. I have bursitis, and I just pushed too much. You learn your limits. I was with a very amazing trainer\u2014the best guy<\/a> in the world for me at my age. I love him. He\u2019s Venus Williams\u2019s<\/a> strength and conditioning coach. Quite the character.<\/p>\n

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Mackenzie Davis, left, and Linda Hamilton\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Oh my gosh.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I got a spot with him because Serena was pregnant. I live<\/a> in New Orleans, so it\u2019s not run-of-the-mill everyone here is a trainer with a perfect body. I [was in] New Orleans going how the hell will I do this?!<\/i><\/p>\n

Related:\u00a0What to Watch: A trick goes awry, an animated treat, and things get steamy between boys in Brazil<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

But it just so happened that the name Mackie Shellstone kept coming up. He\u2019s a legend. He\u2019s been doing workout stuff on television for like 40 years. He\u2019s quite the name. So Mackie was really there for me and invented a world I could not escape from for a year. And its wasn\u2019t just Mackie. The Pilates teacher, the foods that were delivered, the nutritionist, the physical therapist\u2014he scheduled my entire week for a year. I\u2019d try to buy myself out of physical therapy\u2026<\/p>\n

[Laughter]<\/i><\/p>\n

So we were pushing the weights and I hurt my shoulder. So I started injured.<\/p>\n

Oh dear lord.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And at some point Mackie kind of forgot that I wasn\u2019t an army ranger. He\u2019d just started working with army rangers, and he\u2019s so hysterical. We called him \u201cThe Mackinator\u201d for a while. He\u2019s the most amazing person, and I think he kind of forgot that I\u2019m like 62 and have a bad back. I\u2019ve had a horrible bad back for 30 years\u2014like 60 days a year in bed where I couldn\u2019t move.<\/p>\n

Seriously?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Probably.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s awful.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For years and years. So we had to work around. By the end, he was so proud of me. We were doing high kicks over the football guys<\/a> at the football field at the high school. And I was like I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m doing this. I shouldn\u2019t be doing this<\/i>. So I did it. And he said \u201cLet\u2019s run over there.\u201d And I started running and my hips locked up and I fell down and my back was hurt for 3 months, until just before I started the movie. I was like we made it 11 months!<\/i><\/p>\n

So I was worried, yes. There were some days I had to self limit with the stunts and even with the weapons. I\u2019d say \u201cOk kids, this is enough for me today.\u201d You\u2019re the only one who knows your limits.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m glad you mention the toll it takes on your body.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeah.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s so remarkable about Sarah Connor, and indeed about you as an actress, is the physical transformation from one to two, and now two to three-ish.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three-ish.<\/p>\n

Whatever we are calling it. Three for you. It\u2019s so crazy because this series has always, in my mind, been about Sarah. It\u2019s not about the damn robot.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I know.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s this woman<\/a> in this incredible situation. That\u2019s part of why this movie works.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I know. I think they kind of lost track of that. Not that it\u2019s Sarah Connor\u2014but what made the first two work was that they were very character-centric films. As Tim Miller says, you can blow up a thousand buildings, but if you don\u2019t know who\u2019s inside the buildings, who cares? So we did really try to bring this back to a smaller cast of characters you can care about.<\/p>\n

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Linda Hamilton in TERMINATOR: DARK FATE<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That\u2019s why it works. So, we\u2019re an LGBTQ site. I don\u2019t know how aware of this you are, or if you are hearing this for the first time: the character Sarah Connor has a queer following, as do you personally. The lesbians<\/a> think she\u2019s hot\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sweet!<\/p>\n

The gay<\/a> men<\/a>, a lot of them, myself included, say \u201cThat\u2019s my Mom.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aww!<\/p>\n

The first time I saw Terminator 2<\/i> was the first time I feel like I ever saw my mom in a film. I think mom felt the same way, not that she could handle a bazooka. But she was protective. She was athletic. She wanted Linda Hamilton arms.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I know. We make that one word: LindaHamiltonArms.<\/p>\n

[Laughter]<\/i><\/p>\n

So were you aware of this?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Slightly. I have a lot of good friends who are lesbian<\/a> and gay<\/a>. So it has come up.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s awesome.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is awesome!<\/p>\n

The other cool thing about that\u2026so as queer people, we have somewhat unique perspective on gender in that we all spurn gender roles or stereotypes on some level.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Right.<\/p>\n

One of the cool things about Sarah\u2014and this keeps coming up in a lot of interviews recently, particularly with genre films like horror or sci-fi\u2014is that the great heroes and heroines often transcend gender<\/a>. Like Sarah. Like Ripley in Alien<\/i>. Like Luke Skywalker. Like Neo & Trinity in The Matrix<\/i>, or Laurie in Halloween<\/i><\/a>. They can be feminine: nurturing, loving, feminine. But they can also be traditionally masculine at the same time: cunning, physical, bold and brave. Was this something you ever discussed with Tim Miller or James Cameron? Does that affect your approach to the role?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not in terms of breaking thru stereotypes. I don\u2019t really get outside the character and think how the world will respond to her. All I do is just plug in and believe and fill in the blanks in the script. I really rarely step outside and say \u201cHow will the world respond to this?\u201d I was dumbfounded by the attention my body got after the second one.<\/p>\n

Really?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Isn\u2019t that crazy? But it wasn\u2019t vanity. I didn\u2019t build that body for people. It never occurred to me that people would go I want those arms!<\/i> That floored me. It sounds naive, but that was only a small part of what I did for that character. It sort of eclipsed everything else I did\u2014the form. But I am very proud of this one, not in terms of my character, the whole female<\/a> empowerment thing. But really, those characters could be played by men<\/a> as easily as they could be women<\/a>. It wasn\u2019t like a real attempt to make a statement about women<\/a>, it just happened to be three actresses, three good<\/i> actresses and we just make an amazing triangle. The fact that it was Mackenzie and Natalia, as we went along, I didn\u2019t have to do much. I singled Natalia out when we tested. There were five actresses\u2014none of whom were US actresses, they were very unknown. After Natalia tested and left the room, I looked at time like bingo. <\/i>She was the one that came in and put a dirty t-shirt on. She was so prepared yet so beautiful. She\u2019s an amazing actress.<\/p>\n

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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mackenzie & I think there are maybe five actresses in the world who can do what she does. You don\u2019t see her process at all when you\u2019re prepping, but then the tear rolls down the face at exactly the same time in every take!<\/p>\n

[Laughter]<\/i><\/p>\n

Oh my gosh.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like, 7 people in the world can do that. All the time, we\u2019d be like how are you doing that?<\/i> We just elevated each other\u2019s game. So I don\u2019t really think in terms of gender. I think in terms of character.<\/p>\n

Do you feel like right now\u2014I think Jamie Lee Curtis holds the record for a biggest opening by a woman<\/a> over 50 from the Halloween<\/i> redo last year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

[Hamilton mouths the words \u201cI hope I beat it.\u201d]<\/i><\/p>\n

[Laughter]<\/i><\/p>\n

Would you rule out more action? I think a lot of us would gladly sit through a female<\/a> Expendables.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

Wouldn\u2019t that be fun?<\/p>\n

You, Angela Bassett, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

We all have our picks. Who would be the women<\/a> that would line up to be The Expendables<\/i>? I actually love doing action adventure. I love doing action. I love the physicality. I love having to act and do the physicality on top of that and under that. I love to really use my body.<\/p>\n

That informs a character?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh yeah. Yep. I wouldn\u2019t have ever thought that was the way my career was going to go, but I really love that. We had to do reshoots on the plane and they were sliding me in a harness at full speed down an incline. I had to roll over, but you have to control the roll over and then pick up your weapon to come up fighting. Finally, Tim said \u201cLinda, you have to stop smiling.\u201d<\/p>\n

[Laughter]<\/i><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t even know I was smiling. I was just like again daddy!<\/i> It was so much fun. I love it. They throw me in this harness. And you know, if you turn your body too fast, you start spinning and it doesn\u2019t work. I love those challenges. I absolutely would love to do more.<\/p>\n

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Linda Hamilton<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I sure hope so. So last question, and this is big. You\u2019re somebody that has been very open about your own struggles with mental and emotional health.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s probably the most important work I\u2019ve ever done.<\/p>\n

This is an issue that really affects the LGBTQ community. We have outrageous suicide statistics, particularly for younger people. So thank you. Because it makes a difference when someone in the spotlight is open about this. Then a kid can say someone they admire, you know: \u201cLinda Hamilton got through this. And I know I can too.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

[A beat]<\/i><\/p>\n

And I speak from personal experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You\u2019re welcome. That just\u2026<\/p>\n

[She takes my hands in hers]<\/i><\/p>\n

It makes me want to put my head down and weep.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t do that. They\u2019ll never have me back!<\/strong><\/p>\n

[Laughter]<\/i><\/p>\n

I wish I could say I\u2019d done more, but I\u2019m the one in my family that didn\u2019t do anything with her life.<\/p>\n

[Laughter]<\/i><\/p>\n

They\u2019re all medical people and lawyers. But, just to speak up. It was inadvertent. I never thought I\u2019d put myself out there. It was an accidental mention in an AP interview. Then of course, the AP picked it up and everybody else was like what just happened?<\/i> Then suddenly I got to use my voice. I don\u2019t have a filter, so I just say everything. So, of course, I was like I was just diagnosed<\/i>\u2026so I didn\u2019t really ever intend to be that person. But I\u2019m glad that it\u2019s me. I\u2019m glad people come to me and say \u201cLet\u2019s talk about this.\u201d Man oh man<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Hamilton in \u2018Terminator 2: Judgment Day\u2019<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It really makes a difference. Never doubt that.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And I\u2019ve been living my happiest life for the past 20 years. I just want you to know, when you get through it, it\u2019s beautiful. And I truly would go through it all again to get to be where I am today. It\u2019s such freedom. I\u2019m so liberated. It\u2019s lovely.<\/p>\n

Yeah.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t get lost up here anymore.<\/p>\n

[She points to her head]<\/i><\/p>\n

I\u2019m finally able to, with the medicine, not take myself too\u2026<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a real hard worker, and I should probably have two doctorates for the amount of money I\u2019ve put into my own well being. Trying to change my behaviors. You know what for 40 years, it was only me in my head. And it was still too crowded. That\u2019s how I describe it. And to be able to pull myself out of it\u2026to wake up one day and say \u201cIt\u2019s never going to be about me again.\u201d I pulled back. It\u2019s not about me. It\u2019s about the world. It\u2019s about community. It\u2019s about making the world a better place. Giving. Being there. And being here.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s wonderful. Anything else you want to add?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ll give you a hug!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll take it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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