Demi Moore Is Harsh on Photos of Herself Until She Remembers This Advice from a Stranger That 'Stuck with Me'

In a new interview with 'Variety,' Moore opened up about the words that have "stuck" with her

Demi Moore isn't perfect — and she's okay with that.

The Feud actress, 61, opened up to Variety in a new interview published Sept. 3 about a throwaway comment that a stranger made years ago that actually helped her embrace her imperfections and her aging body.

While doing her interview, Moore got a text from her stylist Brad Goreski that included some photos of herself. According to an aside in the interview, Moore "tenses up."

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"I’m not perfect," she tells the outlet. "Sometimes I’ll look at a photo and think, 'I look old,' or whatever. But I’ve learned to deal with it."

As for how she learned to deal with it, it came down to the comment given to her by someone she doesn't even know.

"It’s about catching the feeling in the moment and then pivoting," she says. "A stranger once told me something a long time ago that’s stuck with me ever since. She said, 'You’ll never be enough.'"

And while that may sound harsh, Moore took it a completely different way — in a way that has helped her embrace herself and really own her confidence.

"She said, 'You’ll never be enough, but you’ll start to know your worth once you put down the measuring stick.'”

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Moore also noted that she isn't letting her age stop her from going for any roles she wants or having the career she's interested in — because age is nothing but a construct, she said.

"One of the biggest themes of my career is challenging preconceived ideas and limitations," she told the outlet. "I’m at a point where I’m writing my own story, as opposed to my story being dictated to me based on my age. Who says somebody can’t look a certain way or do certain things? Your 60s is not what your 60s used to be. There’s a part of me that’s enjoying figuring it out as I go along."

Moore's discussion on aging comes in promotion for her upcoming film The Substance where she plays a celebrity looking for any way to extend her youth. She's known for her aerobics show and turns 50 and pretty much loses everything — because she's "old." It was an idea that Moore had to dig into and she told the outlet that a lot of it hinged on the "male perspective of the idealized woman."

"It isn’t about what’s being done to us; it’s about what we’re doing to ourselves."

The Substance is out Sept. 18.

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