Uma Thurman On Her Life Regrets, Turning 40 And Her Stalled Career

Uma Thurman graces the October cover of W Magazine. Inside she talks about turning 40, life regrets, her wedding plans and why her career has stalled. She is engaged to British Arpad 'Arki' Busson, father of Elle Macpherson's two sons. Thurman has two kids with ex-husband Ethan Hawke. Read the whole interview here.

On possible wedding plans with fiance Busson, and if she'll move to London or stay in NY: "I'm happily engaged, but we haven't set a wedding up. I'm not in a rush to do anything. One day we'll do it, when we're ready... We can't live anywhere else because my childrens' father lives here. We'll figure that out."

On approaching 40: "I can't say my 30s were the easiest time. And I had thought my 20s were hard! ... You know, that's the worst mistake a woman can make, to think, Oh, I'm 32 and I've had two kids and I've worked since I was 16 and now it's going to get easier. Because as soon as you think that, you're doomed! You're absolutely doomed!

On regrets: "I feel like I lived my life backwards. Like Bob Dylan said, 'I was so much older then; I'm younger than that now.' Getting older has been a process of realizing that I wasn't as grown up as I had thought. When I was a teenager people often referred to me as jaded or knowing. It's a classic teen illusion to think you know it all, but I've certainly learned I don't. I've certainly learned the hard way.

On how her career isn't where it could be, because she stays in NY: "When my son turned seven, I felt myself stand upright and realize that I wasn't going to be bending over so much. I realized I had been kind of in this position for years! It's nice to think that everybody's getting more independent and now I can kind of maybe, slightly selfishly, think about work again...You know, I do care about my work, and it is part of me. And I am a mother, but I need to do what I'm good at doing. You really can't let go of all of yourself.... Even your kids need you to be who you are... I've been living at home for work for a long time. If I don't leave soon, I'm going to literally choke my career to death."

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[RobinL]

A beautiful, substantial, hard-working woman! Can't wait to see the independent flick they talk about in the movie. Uma just gets better!

[nippyfan]

Love Uma!!

[kev1000]

Did I miss a memo? When did her career stall?

[nippyfan]

That's what I was thinking.

[roudy]

Uma, though beautiful, has always been quite the whiner.

[marcain]

Tarantino adores her so she will always have a career.

[sweetgreensnowpea]

love uma. ("dangerous liaisions" was a feast, the "kill bill"s..."­gattica"..­.even if something was dreck, i would watch it to see what she would make of her character).
she has entered the difficult age for actresses...even bette davis went thru it.
not being an airhead, she will survive beautifully...

[invisible]

"wiggle your big toe..."

[nippyfan]

Now I'm gonna have to watch the movie today. Lurve it!!!

[Winning09]

Uma Thurman is a classy goddess.

[brahdog]

yup, like the love child of aphrodite and athena

[talkingdog]

Well she needs some good advice on movies to star in.

Suggestion: Star in a movie where a female of exradinary power is magically able to kill overwhelming numbers of marshal arts attackers with a sword.

Call it kill John.

That'd be a hit.

[MrAverage]

The 40's are the new 30's. Live it up!

[marred]

Oh good does that make the 30's the new 20's? I am feeling younger already :)

[zenmonkman]

That makes my "old hippie syndrome" the new Beyonce ... Woah! I'm stoked ... Uhhhh ... could someone please hand me my trusty walking stick??? THANKS!!!

[UnaBohemia]

Uma,


We love you! There is a script ready for you here in L.A! Except it is too difficult to reach you!

[ImissBush]

class act

[dobberdoss]

She is so hot!

[hatmadder]

Don't worry Uma: The 40s are the BEST!

[FinallyFreeOfGeorgeIII]

Hedwig? Is that you?