Hunter McCracken, Tye Sheridan, Jessica Chastain and Laramie Eppler arrive at “The Tree Of Life” Los Angeles Premiere at Bing Theatre at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on May 24, 2011.Photo:Lester Cohen/WireImage
Lester Cohen/WireImage
Jessica Chastainis recalling her bond with some of her young costars fromThe Tree of Life.As Chastain, 46, spoke withVanity Fairin the hours before the Screen Actors Guild recentlywent on strikeabout her recent acting projects andEmmy Award nominationfor her role inGeorge and Tammy, the actress recalled that the then-child actors who played her sons in the 2011 Terrence Malick movie continued to show her motherly affection even after the movie finished production.“When I didTree of Life, I loved those boys. I would get Mother’s Day cards after we wrapped from them,” she told the outlet. “We really had such a strong bond, and we created something real and we lived it. We lived the story we were telling.“Tye Sheridan, Hunter McCracken, Finnegan Williams, Michael Koeth, Laramie Eppler and John Howell each played Chastain’s sons at various ages in the movie, which follows a man (Sean Penn) as he recollects moments from his childhood in Texas. Chastain andBrad Pittcostarred as Penn’s parents in scenes that take place in the mid-20th century; the film went on to receive three nominations at the 84thAcademy Awards.Elsewhere in Chastain’s interviewwith the outlet, the actress described working with Malick, 79, as “one of my favorite experiences of my life” and her highly personal approach to her acting roles.Tye Sheridan, Laramie Eppler, Jessica Chastain in The Tree of Life.Merie Wallace/Fox Searchlight/courtesy Everett Collection"I think it’s just the way I am. It’s hard for me to talk about it because I do get emotional when something affects me,” Chastain told the outlet, as she noted feeling emotional about wrapping her recent Showtime seriesGeorge & Tammyon the anniversary of country singer Tammy Wynette’s death.“And again, living the songs, this idea of living the experiences, it doesn’t feel like it happened to someone else. It feels like it happened to me because I feel like I’ve lived it,” Chastain said of her role as Wynette. The series focused on her marriage and recording career with husband George Jones(Michael Shannon).Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“As an artist, too, you work so hard to not armor up; you want to be open. And so that means sometimes I do get affected because it’s my job to be an open human being and to be vulnerable and to be honest,” she added of how she approaches her roles. “So because I lived this very meaningful experience, sometimes when I talk about it, it’s like I go right back to what the experience was.“Merie Wallace/Fox Searchlight/courtesy EverettChastain is nominatedalongside Ali Wong(Beef) Dominique Fishback (Swarm),Kathryn Hahn(Tiny Beautiful Things),Lizzy Caplan(Fleishman Is in Trouble) andRiley Keough(Daisy Jones & The Six) for outstanding actress in a limited series of movie at the upcoming Emmys ceremony, which has beenindefinitely delayedas actors and writers continue to strike major Hollywood productions.AfterGeorge & Tammy, Chastain will next appear in the new movieMemoryalongside Elsie Fisher andPeter Sarsgaard. HerIMDb pageindicates she has three additional projects in the works, though it is unclear whether the ongoing strikes may affect their release.
Jessica Chastainis recalling her bond with some of her young costars fromThe Tree of Life.
As Chastain, 46, spoke withVanity Fairin the hours before the Screen Actors Guild recentlywent on strikeabout her recent acting projects andEmmy Award nominationfor her role inGeorge and Tammy, the actress recalled that the then-child actors who played her sons in the 2011 Terrence Malick movie continued to show her motherly affection even after the movie finished production.
“When I didTree of Life, I loved those boys. I would get Mother’s Day cards after we wrapped from them,” she told the outlet. “We really had such a strong bond, and we created something real and we lived it. We lived the story we were telling.”
Tye Sheridan, Hunter McCracken, Finnegan Williams, Michael Koeth, Laramie Eppler and John Howell each played Chastain’s sons at various ages in the movie, which follows a man (Sean Penn) as he recollects moments from his childhood in Texas. Chastain andBrad Pittcostarred as Penn’s parents in scenes that take place in the mid-20th century; the film went on to receive three nominations at the 84thAcademy Awards.
Elsewhere in Chastain’s interviewwith the outlet, the actress described working with Malick, 79, as “one of my favorite experiences of my life” and her highly personal approach to her acting roles.
Tye Sheridan, Laramie Eppler, Jessica Chastain in The Tree of Life.Merie Wallace/Fox Searchlight/courtesy Everett Collection
Merie Wallace/Fox Searchlight/courtesy Everett Collection
“I think it’s just the way I am. It’s hard for me to talk about it because I do get emotional when something affects me,” Chastain told the outlet, as she noted feeling emotional about wrapping her recent Showtime seriesGeorge & Tammyon the anniversary of country singer Tammy Wynette’s death.
“And again, living the songs, this idea of living the experiences, it doesn’t feel like it happened to someone else. It feels like it happened to me because I feel like I’ve lived it,” Chastain said of her role as Wynette. The series focused on her marriage and recording career with husband George Jones(Michael Shannon).
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“As an artist, too, you work so hard to not armor up; you want to be open. And so that means sometimes I do get affected because it’s my job to be an open human being and to be vulnerable and to be honest,” she added of how she approaches her roles. “So because I lived this very meaningful experience, sometimes when I talk about it, it’s like I go right back to what the experience was.”
Merie Wallace/Fox Searchlight/courtesy Everett
Chastain is nominatedalongside Ali Wong(Beef) Dominique Fishback (Swarm),Kathryn Hahn(Tiny Beautiful Things),Lizzy Caplan(Fleishman Is in Trouble) andRiley Keough(Daisy Jones & The Six) for outstanding actress in a limited series of movie at the upcoming Emmys ceremony, which has beenindefinitely delayedas actors and writers continue to strike major Hollywood productions.
AfterGeorge & Tammy, Chastain will next appear in the new movieMemoryalongside Elsie Fisher andPeter Sarsgaard. HerIMDb pageindicates she has three additional projects in the works, though it is unclear whether the ongoing strikes may affect their release.
source: people.com
