Purple Magazine
— The 30YRS Issue #38 F/W 2022

chloë’s scene, 2022 interview by olivier zahm

CHLOË’S SCENE, 2022

interview by olivier zahm                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          photography and style by haley wollens                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 sculpture by lizzi bougatsos

OLIVIER ZAHM — So, Chloë, considering your success as an actress over the past 30 years — since Kids, in ’95 — you could have left New York to go to LA, but you stuck with New York. What’s the reason?CHLOË SEVIGNY — Well, there are many reasons. First and foremost, right after Kids, around ’96, my father died, and my mother was alone in Connecticut. So, I didn’t want to be far from her. I was very young, and I had a lot of responsibility within my family and the household. I wanted to be there for her. So, proximity has always been important for me. I would go to LA to work but I never felt comfortable in my skin. I didn’t know how to own myself there….

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