{"id":50,"date":"2012-03-20T14:48:24","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T18:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/?p=50"},"modified":"2014-07-30T10:52:19","modified_gmt":"2014-07-30T14:52:19","slug":"the-creative-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/2012\/03\/20\/the-creative-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The Creative Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"top\" name=\"top\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Actor Julianne Moore and creative director Gael Towey talk about the arts, storytelling, and where they find inspiration.<\/h2>\n<h4>Edited by Corinne Steinbrenner; Photo by Matthew Hranek<\/h4>\n<div class=\"sidebar-story-box\">\n<div class=\"pillarNews\">\n<h3>IN THIS STORY<span> <\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#video1\"><strong>Videos:<\/strong> Magazines in Motion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#sarahsay\"><strong>Sidebar:<\/strong> What Would Sarah Say?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#inspire\"><strong>Sidebar:<\/strong> What Inspires You?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#gallery\"><strong>Photo Gallery:<\/strong> Talent and Versatility<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Their Manhattan homes are mere blocks apart,<\/strong> and they\u2019re each mothers of two children. They both attended BU\u2019s College of Fine Arts, and they share interests in storytelling, interior design, and healthy cooking.<\/p>\n<p>When Academy Award\u2013nominated actor Julianne Moore (\u201983) and Gael Towey (\u201975), the longtime creative director at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSLO), first met at a CFA alumni dinner, it was clear they had much in common\u2014not least, their status as highly accomplished and multitalented women.<\/p>\n<p>Moore\u2014known for her intelligence, versatility, and distinctive red hair\u2014has appeared in more than 50 films, ranging from the 1998 cult favorite <em>The Big Lebowski<\/em> to 2010\u2019s critically acclaimed <em>The Kids Are All Right<\/em>. Her acting has earned her a Daytime Emmy, six Golden Globe nominations, and four Oscar nominations. In addition, her interior design talents have been featured in <em>The World of Interiors<\/em> magazine, and her popular <em>Freckleface Strawberry<\/em> children\u2019s book series has inspired a successful off-Broadway musical.<\/p>\n<p>After serving as design director for <em>House &amp; Garden<\/em> magazine, Towey joined <em>Martha Stewart Living<\/em> in 1990 as its founding art director. She designed the magazine\u2019s inaugural issue, establishing its iconic and award-winning visual style, and then moved into progressively larger roles at MSLO, directing the design of everything from magazines and books to home furnishings and merchandise. This year she accepted a new title as chief integration and creative director, overseeing the creation of digital magazines and mobile applications for the multimillion-dollar Martha Stewart brand.<\/p>\n<p>The College of Fine Arts recently brought Moore and Towey together again\u2014this time for an exclusive <em>Esprit<\/em> interview. Moore took a break from a busy schedule promoting the HBO movie <em>Game Change<\/em>, in which she portrays former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, for a casual conversation with Towey about arts education, raising children to be creative, and living a life in the arts.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #cc8934;\">Towey:<\/strong> You were an acting student at Boston University in the 1980s. Are there things you call upon that you learned at BU that are still important to you in your everyday life as an actress?<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #9b2160;\">Moore:<\/strong> Absolutely. I had a variety of sources to draw from while I was there. Different techniques and methods were taught each year, and the one thing that I came away with is that there is no one method to acting, to performing. You have to find it yourself. You spend four years with some teachers you really respond to, and then there are other teachers whose methods you don\u2019t respond to. At the end of the four years, you realize what you like and what works for you. So, absolutely, there are things that became fundamental to my acting.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #cc8934;\">Towey:<\/strong> Yes, it gave you a foundation. I was thinking about how, especially having children in college myself, so much of your education depends on what you bring to it as a student. I don\u2019t know if all students realize the responsibility they carry when they go to university and how important it is for them to make choices and open themselves up to possibility.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #9b2160;\">Moore:<\/strong> I don\u2019t think they do. I was at BU not long ago and spoke to some acting students. I talked to them about what was expected of them when they got out of school, but I think they should require those same things of themselves while they\u2019re in school. I try to say it to my children even now. When my daughter says, \u2018I don\u2019t want to do this homework,\u2019 I tell her, \u2018Then don\u2019t do it. Don\u2019t do it and go in tomorrow and tell your teacher that you didn\u2019t want to do it and didn\u2019t finish it.\u2019 Of course that makes her very upset, but I\u2019m just trying to ask her to take responsibility. By the time you\u2019re in college, you need to say, \u2018I\u2019m going to take responsibility for what I want to do and how I\u2019m going to accomplish it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #cc8934;\">Towey:<\/strong> I think that\u2019s true of visual artists, too. You have to open yourself up to take risks. Being willing to fail is important.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout_right\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s never a sure thing. As a musician, as a visual artist, as an actor\u2014you have to be able to know you\u2019re going to fail, and fail a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #9b2160;\">Moore:<\/strong> And you have to be brave about it. I talked to my daughter about this the other day, too, because she and her friends were all trying out for parts in a play. And one little girl said, \u2018Well, you can\u2019t get your hopes up because you might be disappointed.\u2019 And I said, \u2018No, you can get your hopes up. You <em>should<\/em> get your hopes up. You just have to be brave, because you might not get the part, and that\u2019s going to be really disappointing, and it\u2019s going to feel terrible. But you have to be brave enough to do it again, to try again.\u2019 I think that\u2019s what it\u2019s about in the arts in general, because it\u2019s never a sure thing. As a musician, as a visual artist, as an actor\u2014you have to be able to know you\u2019re going to fail, and fail a lot.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #cc8934;\">Towey:<\/strong> And it\u2019s hard to find that inner resource. I think it actually takes a lot of practice. With your father in the military, you were brought up all over the world. You were in a new school almost every single year. Obviously, that had a big impact on how you approach life. I can imagine you felt as though you had to test those inner resources every time you walked into a new school and tried to make new friends.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #9b2160;\">Moore:<\/strong> I did, and the thing I learned is that behavior is not character. Behavior is mutable. I think that when you stay in the same place, you believe that behavior is a static thing, that it\u2019s part of who you are. It\u2019s not. It changes from place to place. What\u2019s universal is a different sort of thing\u2014it\u2019s deeper. Universal truth\u2014something that everybody shares regardless of language, culture, behavior\u2014I\u2019m always looking for that within a narrative.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #cc8934;\">Towey:<\/strong> Storytelling is such an important part of our lives. In the magazine business, that\u2019s what we do, and that\u2019s obviously what you\u2019re doing, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #9b2160;\">Moore:<\/strong> And you\u2019re doing it visually. That\u2019s something that I tell acting students: look at the frame; don\u2019t just hear the words. If someone has chosen to frame something a certain way and placed actors within it, there\u2019s a narrative there. Or, there\u2019s a narrative within a collection of objects in a room and the way they\u2019re placed.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #cc8934;\">Towey:<\/strong> You\u2019re a very visual person, so I wanted to ask you about the movie sets you\u2019ve worked on. What are some of your favorite sets?<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #9b2160;\">Moore:<\/strong> <em>A Single Man<\/em> comes to mind.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #cc8934;\">Towey:<\/strong> The house that your character, Charley, lived in was so 1960s, sophisticated.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #9b2160;\">Moore:<\/strong> The style was very Hollywood Regency, yes. And George, played by Colin Firth, lived in a really modern, tiny Lautner house that\u2019s actually in Pasadena. It\u2019s always great to be on a set where someone has taken a lot of care in the storytelling and put real thought into who your character is and what they would have around them and what would be meaningful to them. That\u2019s just fun. It fills in your story.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #cc8934;\">Towey:<\/strong> I want to segue to the subject of raising kids. Giving my children the ability to learn how to be creative is a huge part of my life, and it\u2019s made my life with my children and my husband so fulfilling. My husband is a designer, and we share a lot. You and your husband are both in the film business, and you obviously have a lot in common. What do you do to make sure that your children have that creative life?<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #9b2160;\">Moore:<\/strong> I feel that exposure is everything. I made both of my kids take piano when they were five. My son took piano for a year, and then he wanted to take guitar. I said, \u2018You can\u2019t quit piano yet. At the end of the year, you can decide.\u2019 Well he decided guitar, and he stuck with it. And now he\u2019s a teen, and he\u2019s been playing guitar all these years. My daughter struggled through piano, struggled through guitar; that\u2019s not her thing. So with each child, you\u2019re going to learn what sticks. In terms of visual arts, you try to demystify it by talking to them and bringing them to museums.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #cc8934;\">Towey:<\/strong> And it\u2019s all here in New York. It\u2019s the best place in the world to bring up children\u2014what they\u2019re exposed to just on the street is so inspiring.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #9b2160;\">Moore:<\/strong> Yes, you can see street artists and say, \u2018Look at that. See what this person has done. What does it look like? How would you draw it?\u2019 Even with the books that I write, when I talk to little kids about them, I tell them, \u2018I wrote the words. Someone else did the pictures. I\u2019m sure you make books in school. You can make them by yourself and put the words and pictures together, or you can get a partner like I have.\u2019 You try to demystify it so that the book is not just something that\u2019s created somewhere out there. It\u2019s something they can understand.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment334\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment334\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334\" title=\"Freckleface Strawberry series covers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/04\/Moore_Freckleface_BestFriends_Dodgeball.png\" alt=\"Gael at Work - the Martha blog\" width=\"240\" height=\"220\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freckleface Strawberry series covers<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #cc8934;\">Towey:<\/strong> I wanted to ask you about your writing. You\u2019ve been able to intermingle your creative life as an actress with that of being a writer at the same time.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #9b2160;\">Moore:<\/strong> Well, I\u2019m not a novelist!<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #cc8934;\">Towey:<\/strong> I know, but you\u2019re telling stories. And did the lessons in the stories come out of your own personal experiences?<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #9b2160;\">Moore:<\/strong> I think for most children\u2019s book writers, it\u2019s all autobiography. I always tell little kids that everything they say about my character\u2019s freckles in <em>Freckleface Strawberry<\/em>, people said to me as a kid. <em>Freckleface Strawberry and the Dodgeball Bully<\/em> is really about my experience hating dodgeball. <em>Best Friends Forever<\/em>, which is the third book, is a metaphor for marriage. So, yes, they\u2019re all things I wanted to talk about, but they\u2019re written from a child\u2019s point of view.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #cc8934;\">Towey:<\/strong> How did you find the courage to try your hand at writing, to branch out from acting and try something new?<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #9b2160;\">Moore:<\/strong> Well, it doesn\u2019t hurt to try. That\u2019s what my mother always said. You might as well try. The worst thing that can happen is that you fail. And it\u2019s painful, and it will hurt your feelings\u2014and my feelings have been hurt many, many times\u2014but what else are you going to do?<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #cc8934;\">Towey:<\/strong> Exactly. And for young artists who are just beginning their careers, would you recommend they concentrate on a single craft until they\u2019re more experienced, or should they branch out from the beginning?<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #9b2160;\">Moore:<\/strong> This is interesting because when I was at BU last year, a student asked me this. He said, \u2018What should I do? Should I diversify?\u2019 and I said, \u2018We\u2019re talking about your life. When you get out of school, you\u2019re thinking about career, career, career. But take a step outside that and realize that your career is just one part of your life.\u2019 Diversification is not about getting ahead; it\u2019s about what you enjoy. So, by all means, do what you want to do. There\u2019s no right or wrong.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout_right\">\n<p>\u201cI think a creative life is a whole life. In a creative life you never stop working. You\u2019re always looking. You\u2019re always learning.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #cc8934;\">Towey:<\/strong> I agree. It\u2019s about passion. If you let your passion lead you, you\u2019ll discover the wonderful things you can do. I think a creative life is a <em>whole<\/em> life. In a creative life you never stop working. You\u2019re always looking. You\u2019re always learning. Lifelong learning is one of the most important things you can do for yourself and the people around you.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #9b2160;\">Moore:<\/strong> I think that\u2019s absolutely true.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #cc8934;\">Towey:<\/strong> And you have to learn so much. I was reading about your recent Sarah Palin movie and about the technical part of learning a character. It\u2019s similar with art: craftsmanship is tremendously important. You begin with a creative inspiration, but it\u2019s the time you spend on the execution\u2014your technical craftsmanship\u2014that enables you to fulfill the original vision.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #9b2160;\">Moore:<\/strong> I\u2019m glad you brought that up. That\u2019s something people don\u2019t always talk about\u2014about the things you have to do technically. It gives you a framework. If you have an idea, an inspiration, it can pull you around all over the place. Until you have a framework for it, it goes nowhere. That\u2019s where your technique comes in: it allows you to take the idea and to shape it and present it. That framework is what school is all about. It\u2019s what I learned from my teachers\u2014different techniques and ways to structure things. You don\u2019t exist as a creative person without that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sidebar-story\">\n<h3 class=\"video\"><a id=\"video1\" name=\"video1\"><\/a>Videos<\/h3>\n<h2>Magazines in Motion<\/h2>\n<p>Gael Towey and her colleagues at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia describe the making of <em>Martha Stewart Living<\/em>&#8216;s first iPad edition.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"526\" height=\"340\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QGmu_6rRVFo\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Each iPad edition of <em>Martha Stewart Living<\/em> features a unique animated cover. The July 2011 issue explodes with frosting fireworks, while the October 2011 issue provides readers a Halloween-themed treat.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"526\" height=\"340\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lOP6rE-Rvik\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 auto 20px 83px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/player.ooyala.com\/player.js?height=480&amp;deepLinkEmbedCode=N0NG9zMjqwlEK6rnY44nUkcoISQ54zcp&amp;width=360&amp;embedCode=N0NG9zMjqwlEK6rnY44nUkcoISQ54zcp\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sidebar-story\">\n<h3 class=\"sidebar-header\"><a id=\"sarahsay\" name=\"sarahsay\"><\/a>Sidebar<\/h3>\n<h2>What Would Sarah Say?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment336\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment336\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-336\" title=\"Moore_as_Palin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/04\/Moore_as_Palin.jpg\" alt=\"Moore as Palin\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/04\/Moore_as_Palin.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/04\/Moore_as_Palin-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Philip V. Caruso. HBO<\/p><\/div>\n<p>An advocate for many children\u2019s causes, Julianne Moore has joined Moms Clean Air Force, an organization inspired by \u201cmommy bloggers\u201d that provides parents easy tools for supporting anti-pollution legislation for the sake of their children\u2019s health. (The group was cofounded, incidentally, by writer and editor Dominique Browning, a personal friend of Gael Towey\u2019s.) Because Moore has recently portrayed self-proclaimed \u201cmama grizzly\u201d Sarah Palin (see photo at right from the movie, <em>Game Change<\/em>), Towey just had to ask: \u201cWhat do you think Sarah Palin would think of Moms Clean Air Force?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think she\u2019d be all for it,\u201d Moore says. \u201cI really do. Clean air is not a partisan issue. It\u2019s not a political issue. The Clean Air Act was signed into law by Richard Nixon. The problem we\u2019re having right now is that the country feels so divided. It\u2019s such a partisan time. But this is one of many issues that really is about our health and our well-being\u2014about health for our children and for everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sidebar-story\">\n<h3 class=\"sidebar-header\"><a id=\"inspire\" name=\"inspire\"><\/a>Sidebar<\/h3>\n<h2>What Inspires You?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment335\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment335\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-335\" title=\"Gael at Work - the Martha blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/04\/GaelatWork_themarthablog.jpg\" alt=\"Gael at Work - the Martha blog\" width=\"180\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Bryan Gardner<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As someone who loves art and history, Gael Towey enjoys traveling whenever and wherever she can. \u201cWe\u2019ve been to Turkey, China, Africa, Europe, Russia. It\u2019s been an amazing education for us and for our children,\u201d she says. \u201cI find the architecture, painting, decorating\u2014even the food\u2014incredibly inspiring. Whenever I travel, I always go to the local markets; there are some amazingly beautiful markets in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/bu.edu\/newmedia\/lib\/jquery\/fancybox\/jquery.mousewheel-3.0.2.pack.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><script src=\"http:\/\/bu.edu\/newmedia\/lib\/jquery\/fancybox\/jquery.easing-1.3.pack.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><script src=\"http:\/\/bu.edu\/newmedia\/lib\/jquery\/fancybox\/jquery.fancybox-1.3.1.pack.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><script src=\"\/cfa-magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/flexi-magazine-esprit\/js\/front-end.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"photo-gallery\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"gallery\"><a id=\"gallery\" name=\"gallery\"><\/a>Photo Gallery<\/h3>\n<h2>Talent and Versatility<\/h2>\n<p>From BU theatre productions, to daytime soaps, to Oscar-nominated film performances, Julianne Moore has built an impressive acting career.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"Julianne-Moore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/03\/Julianne_Morelli.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/03\/Julianne_Morelli-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"On the BU Stage: During her senior year, Moore (known then as Julie Anne Smith) performed in a student production of the French farce A Flea in Her Ear. (Photo by Mark Morelli)\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"Julianne-Moore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/03\/Moore_ATWT.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/03\/Moore_ATWT-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Daytime Drama: Moore won a Daytime Emmy in 1988 for her dual roles as sisters Frannie and Sabrina Hughes on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns. (Photo source: CBS \/Landov)\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"Julianne-Moore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/03\/Moore_Nine_Months_dvd_cover.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/03\/Moore_Nine_Months_dvd_cover-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Taking the Lead: After playing supporting roles in films such as 1992\u2019s The Hand that Rocks the Cradle and 1993\u2019s The Fugitive, Moore co-starred with Hugh Grant in the 1995 film Nine Months.\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"Julianne-Moore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/03\/Moore_end_of_affair_dvd_cover.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/03\/Moore_end_of_affair_dvd_cover-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Oscar Nods: Moore received a 1998 Oscar nomination for her supporting role in Boogie Nights and, two years later, a second nomination for her leading role in The End of the Affair.\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"Julianne-Moore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/04\/Moore_TheHours1_far_from_heaven.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/04\/Moore_TheHours1_far_from_heaven-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Twice in One Year: In 2002, Moore played 1950s housewives in two films\u2014Far from Heaven and The Hours. She earned Oscar nominations for both performances. (Photos courtesy of Focus Features and Paramount Pictures)\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"Julianne-Moore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/03\/Moore_ASingleMan2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/03\/Moore_ASingleMan2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mid-Century Chic: Moore starred with Colin Firth in 2009\u2019s A Single Man, which was set in 1960s Southern California and featured meticulously designed sets and costumes. (Photo courtesy of the Weinstein Co.)\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"Julianne-Moore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/03\/Moore_kids_all_right.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/03\/Moore_kids_all_right-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Unconventional Comedy: Her portrayal of Jules, the easy-going half of the lesbian couple in The Kids Are All Right, won Moore a 2011 Golden Globe nomination. (Photo courtesy of Focus Features)\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"Julianne-Moore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/03\/Moore_as_Palin2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa-magazine\/files\/2012\/03\/Moore_as_Palin2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"You Betcha: This spring, critics raved about Moore\u2019s portrayal of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin in the HBO movie Game Change. (Photo courtesy of HBO)\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Julianne Moore and creative director Gael Towey talk about the arts, storytelling, and where they find inspiration. Edited by Corinne Steinbrenner; Photo by Matthew Hranek IN THIS STORY Videos: Magazines in Motion Sidebar: What Would Sarah Say? Sidebar: What Inspires You? 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