You know that I have sort of mixed feelings about Chloe Moretz – she also goes by Chloe Grace Moretz – and her seemingly too-early stardom. A few years ago, I would have said that there was an uncomfortable dash of Lohan in Chloe Moretz, but nowadays… I don’t know. I have high hopes that she’ll be able to manage her early fame into an adult career without having to stoop to twerking, craziness or a series of headline-making arrests. Chloe is currently promoting the remake of Carrie, and as such she got the cover of Seventeen and W Magazine for October.
You can read the W Mag piece here – her interviews always make me so uncomfortable. She’s so… ADULT. And she always has been. There’s never been much “child” in her. Take this quote from her W interview: “To be honest, I feel most confident when I am in front of a camera. I’ve learned to think of myself in the third person. When I watch my scenes, I’ll say, ‘She could have done better.’” She’s 16 years old. THAT is not precocious. That is something I would expect a 40-year-old actress to say, not a 16 year old.
Chloe’s Seventeen interview is a little bit better and slightly more age-appropriate. She talks about bullying and here’s something I didn’t know – she has TWO gay brothers.
She may only be 16, but Chloe Grace Moretz is the new cover star of Seventeen magazine! In the October issue, the young actress, who stars in the much-anticipated remake of the 1978 horror film Carrie, shares her nine friendships rules to live by. Bullying is a major theme in her upcoming film, and Moretz says she always stands up to bullies — especially when they attack her family.
“I have two gay brothers and two straight brothers, and my gay brothers were treated horrifically until they grew up and understood how to deal with it,” she shares about her four older brothers, Brandon, Trevor, Colin and Ethan. “I will delete you and I will block you, and you will not be a part of my life if you ever say anything bad about my brothers.”
The Kick-Ass 2 star also puts her family first above everything. “Never choose your friends over your family or a boyfriend or girlfriend over the family,” she says. “My mom [nurse Teri] has always taught us that blood is thicker than water. No one will ever understand the dynamic of your family. Ever. We are the closest family ever and we are the most insane family ever. It may look weird to others, but to us, it’s life.”
When Moretz does spend time with friends, she only surrounds herself with people who hold the same values as she does.
“What my friends and I have in common is that we all strive to do something,” the actress shares. “They want to go to good colleges, be writers, publicists, fashion designers –whatever it is they want to do, they know what they want and are gunning for it.”
So, she’s the youngest of five and the only girl. And I know her one brother, Trevor, is basically her handler, acting coach, personal assistant and red carpet escort everywhere. So maybe that’s why she won’t end up like a Lohan or a Twerky – her gay brother would NEVER let that happen.
Photos courtesy of Seventeen and W Magazine.
I love Chloe.
That is all.
I love her too…or at least her character in KickA$$ was awesome. I was disappointed though that her character used “that’s so gay” as an insult in that movie. And even more so now to read that she is so outspoken about supporting her gay brothers. Although I guess she was only 11 or something in that movie so maybe felt she couldn’t speak up.
Jesus effing christ! It is a colloquialism. It, too, will pass. However it is still part of current language. Chill out, please.
I too was feeling uneasy when she was 14 and attending all those late night industry parties.
But I hope she will be like Dakota Fanning,
I think she was exposed to Hollywood and fame way too young. I hope too that she handles it well – George Clooney’s quote about being stuck at the age one got famous is pretty true though.
Anyway, this is the cutest ever:
“I will delete you and I will block you, and you will not be a part of my life if you ever say anything bad about my brothers.”
Liking her a little less after the “she” thing but I still like how she comes across in interviews even though, yes, she has never really seemed like a child to me – she’s always seemed perpetually 18. And I can’t wait to see this child prodigy and Juliette Binoche act circles around Kristen Stewart in Sils Maria 🙂
The shape of her face is so unusual.
I loved Sissy Spacek’s Carrie and I look forward to CGM’s.
You’re family is your family, I’d feel the same way.
I like her putting the family first but she does act too grown up.
Watch a video interview with her sometime. She definitely acts like a kid. Maybe a bit more articulate and charismatic than most, but still very much a kid.
I don’t think she’s acting. I think she’s genuinely a mature child. Some children are just like that. It’s a good thing.
Hopefully it doesn’t cause problems for her, because I know it can.
I saw her on punked I forget what they did to her but I remember before the reveal she was yelling at the character that she was “only 15 leave me alone I’m a kid” that just made me love her tht much more
I’ve always like her a lot.
It helps that unlike Lindsay Lohan, Mortez doesn’t seem to need to work to support the family (or at least, a bum of a mother). If I recall correctly, her dad’s a surgeon, her mum’s a nurse and it’s her brothers who got her into the acting thing and tend to shield her from stuff so… I think she’ll go the way of Natalie Portman than Lilo, you know?
I never really liked her, but I completely agree on what she says about family. Family comes first, always.
That’s easy to say for people who grew up in nice, happy families.
lol ita, my family comes last if at all
Ikr? I was thinking the same thing; I envy a close family like that. There is one gay cousin in my (ex)family; everyone in the fam whispered about him horribly and he ended up becoming a missionary and going to work in a parish in Chicago–all my (ex) family is from the Deep South, and no one has ever gone as far away as he did, poor guy. I know he did it so he could be free. 🙁
no kidding.
Yeah… My extended family is like that with the whole ‘blood’ thing… To the extent that if you marry into them, you’re pretty much expected to adopt THEIR family, but they will reject yours. As in, you will visit your family alone, without your spouse, because your spouse doesn’t consider people non blood related family. I know that isn’t what you were trying to say Spooks, I just wanted to share how much I hate ‘blood is thicker than water’ as a quote. I will build my own family, thank you very much.
Oh, God, I’m so sorry to hear about your families. I should have said MY family.
I was very lucky to have grown up in a very happy family. We are all very close, not just he nuclear, but the extended family also. I live in the same street as my entire family on my mother’s side, so I’m probably closer to my cousins than some people are to their siblings. My dad’s family lives in another country, but we talk to eachother a couple times a week and visit all the time.
I guess that, if you weren’t lucky to be born into such a family, you can make your own with your friends or spouses.
Next time someone tries to use that quote on you, tell them that the original full saying was, “The blood of the battlefield is thicker than the water of the womb,” and that it means exactly the opposite of what they’re meaning to say. It really means that it’s our experiences that give us the strongest bonds, not the conincidence of being born into a family.
oh anne-to, thank you for explaining that saying blood is thicker than water. For some reason, I never knew it was an edited version. My mother always said it, too. Seems like most people think it means the opposite of what it actually means. Good to know!
I feel bad for saying this, but I just find her so annoying.
loved the last sentence. having a family that is interested in you as a human being makes it less likely for you to eff-up. good for her.
I really like Chloe, I think it is wonderful to see such a level headed young actress in Hollywood – you would think it would have gone to her head. I guess there is still time for her to act out, but it seems unlikely.
However, am I the only one that finds the Seventeen magazine cover a bit creepy? It is like they have styled her too young almost? I know she is young, but it doesn’t look like a comfortable look on her.
No, you’re not the only one. At first, I thought it was just terrible styling, but your comment has me thinking — maybe she appears to be so adult already, that deliberately *trying* to style her young comes off weird.
I absolutely love her. I think she is growing up to be a gorgeous young woman. I don’t know why anyone would dislike her. It’s not as if she’s done anything to warrant any hate. She seems like a good kid that’s surrounded with love. I love what she said about her brothers, that was so adorable.
CGM seems like a smart girl, more Dakota Fanning than Lindsay Lohan though. Lohan seemed like a sweet girl but always came off as too hyper and air-headed for her own good and her parents were awful. I think CGM can be decent in films but I don’t agree with all of the praise she gets as I have yet to see a really good performance from her.
Love Chloe
Some kids can be more mature than others who’re the same age, and that’s okay. To me, the thing about Chloe is that, unlike, say, Miley, she’s not all up in your face being all like “look at MEEEE and how mature and grown-up I am!!!”. No, I believe she’s like that for real. Which is why I’m not worried about her. She has a good head on her shoulders, and the support of her family. She’s gonna be fine!
I hope you guys realize that comparing every child star to Lohan reflexively is complete nonsense. She’s the exception, not the rule.
Extremely WELL SAID!!
I wouldn’t say Lindsay is the exception, but I do agree that people shouldn’t automatically compare every current child actor to Lindsay. Especially considering Lindsay didn’t work regularly (in the spotlight, anyway) when she was a child. Also, given Lindsay’s extreme narcissism and special snowflake-itis, she’d probably be THRILLED to hear that people are comparing other people to her, even though they’re actually speaking negatively about her.
I’m just saying that for every Lohan there have been a dozen Emma Watsons and Anna Paquins. People love to speculate about what former child star will go off the rails next, but most of them never do. And Chloe appears to be among the least likely to do so.
Chloe has some very interesting movies coming out in the future.
I love what she said about her family, families like hers practically are like an animal species at risk of extinction in the entertainment industry.
Other female celebrity that worship the family is Gisele Bundchen, this woman is crazy about her family.
The difference is that Gisele’s sisters never did anything worth to talk about while in Chloe’s case having two gay brothers is in itself a difficult issue for many people.
I’ve never been a huge fan or anything, but I think she’s talented and she’ll do okay.
I recently read an interview with her, in which she said something to the effect of “the first thing people saw me in was Kick-Asss, cursing like a sailor, so I don’t think I’m going to have to prove I can play adult parts”… something like that.
And it’s true. She’s not one of Disney’s princesses. We already see her as mature and handling dark subject matter, so when she turns 18… I don’t think she’s going to go nuts trying to “prove” anything.
She’s already killed more people on-screen than just about any other actress ever.
It’s a good thing CGM got her 17 cover at 16, because she probably won’t be allowed anywhere near teen mags ever again when the movie comes out that she’s filming with Denzel Washington now, The Equalizer where CGM is a hooker that DW will have to save from Russian mob killers.
There won’t be any explicit scenes involved in that role. Definitely not a more controversial role than the one that raised her to stardom.
As a mental health professional I am disturbed by the use of herself in third person.
Try reading things in context, maybe?
weren’t there some rumors about her a while back about saying racial slurs to a VS model who is married to a black guy plus some other BI about her and her family being really crazy? someone out there said they just kept their stuff really well contained.
Why even bring up something like that? It all came from a site that’s been thoroughly discredited in every way.
I’m 22, and I have 5 sisters and 1 brother; 5 of my siblings have children so I’m also the auntie of 9 amazing and hilarious kids. To say I understand the intensity of Chloe’s feelings is an understatement, lol!
My mom has been with my father for 23 years and she always told us that even though our family was a mishmash of siblings, half siblings and step siblings we were ALL a family. The youngest one is 18 now and it’s just so cool that we’ve all stayed incredibly close! And the kids love their cousins haha, some days because we force them to
she was great on 30 rock!
I like her so I hope she grows up well. And is it me or does she kinda look like Michelle Trachtenberg on the W cover.