Maggie Gyllenhaal ‘Didn’t Have a Clue’ About Motherhood
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Like so many before her, Nanny McPhee Returns star Maggie Gyllenhaal “didn’t have a clue” how tough first-time motherhood can be.
“I don’t think that’s something you can know,” she muses in a new interview with the Orange County Register.
“There’s no way to prepare for the challenges, the immense joys, the surprises, the disappointments and the shocks. Your heart just rips open.”
The “amazing” transformation she’s undergone since welcoming 3½-year-old daughter Ramona, with husband Peter Sarsgaard, is reflected in her work — “I am [a better actress],” Gyllenhaal proclaims — but maturity also deserves its due.
“Part of it is just getting older,” she concedes. “I might be a better actress now because of that. From 28 to 32 are important growing years.”
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Michael Doven
