“That little girl, who didn’t believe in herself… the words are kind of beyond me.

So, I’m just going to have to say thank you.

Thank you so much!”

Demi Moore accepts the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role award for “The Substance” onstage during the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on February 23, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Demi Moore wins at 2025 SAG Awards.Credit:Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

“I went through a period of even questioning whether this is what I should still be doing.

Was this where I should be putting my energy?

When you plant seeds, you wait to see what grows.”

The Substance Demi Moore

Demi Moore in ‘The Substance’.Christine Tamalet/Courtesy of TIFF

“The most important part of that is that what that person said or didn’t say is irrelevant.

“It’s what I made it mean.

I could do the work, but it couldn’t be something that was part of the equation.

I think I believed that.”