In an interview on the podcast “The Look”, hosted by Michelle Obama, Jane Fonda, 87, spoke about her unhappy youth and how the tragic death of her mother by suicide, when the actress was 12 years old, deeply affected her.
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Fonda admitted that as a young woman, she believed she wouldn’t live long. “My youth wasn’t particularly happy and… I wasn’t an addict, but I thought I was going to die because of drugs and loneliness,” she said. “I was sure I was going to die.”
When speaking about the problems she faced early in life, the Oscar winner revealed that aging was surprising to her: “The fact that I’m almost 88 is something that surprises me,” Fonda shared.
“And what is even more surprising is that I’m better now. I wouldn’t go back for anything. I feel more centered, more whole, more complete. I’m very happy.”
For Fonda, the most important thing today is to live without regrets: “I saw my father die with many regrets,” she said about the late actor Henry Fonda, who passed away in 1982 at the age of 77.
“That was an important realization for me, because if you don’t want to die with regrets, then you need to live the last part of your life in a way that leaves no regrets.”
“I also want to be surrounded by people who love me. Forgiveness comes into play, including forgiving myself. That has actually guided me over the last 30 years. I’ve been living so I won’t have regrets,” she concluded.
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