Looking at Kate Hudson, it’s hard to believe that it’s been 25 years since she played the iconic Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous.
Not only is Penny Lane one of Hudson’s most beloved roles, but it also earned her her very-first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
At the time, Hudson, now 46, was only 21 years old. Fast forward to today, and she’s nominated for Best Actress at the 98th Academy Awards, airing on Sunday, March 15, for her role as Claire Sardina in musical drama Song Sung Blue.
Kate Hudson poses with actor and ‘Almost Famous’ co-star Patrick Fugit at the 60th Annual Golden Apple Awards on December 10, 2000, in Beverly Hills, CA. (Photo by Newsmakers)
In a new interview with People published on Thursday, February 26, Hudson was asked what advice she’d give her 21-year-old self.
“The answer’s so easy, which is nothing. I don’t look back. I look at my life as a series of amazing, privileged, wonderful moments that, of course, have had a lot of personal things that are challenges along the way. But I never look back and wish it was any other way than it was,” Hudson said, adding, “All of the mistakes or all of the uncertainty or moments of insecurity are exactly what they should be.”
Hudson does, however, acknowledge the differences between her first nomination and her second, noting that she’s “so lucky” to have received both.
“To be so young and to be nominated at 21 — looking back on that, I can reflect now, having two decades of a career, it’s a very different feeling to come in a room, and there’s people that I’ve worked with and people I’ve known for decades now,” she said. “It’s familiar, and you understand the business differently.”
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