Ack! Her hair. As I previewed on Sunday, Sandra Bullock covers the October issue of Vogue. She’s promoting Gravity, which could seriously be an awards-contender this awards season. I wouldn’t mind it at all if Sandra got nominated for some stuff, but we’ll see. As for this Peter Lindbergh photoshoot… it’s pretty except for the hair. I don’t know why they gave her bangs and a bouffant…? My first thought was that they were trying to do a retro “Astronaut’s Wife” hairstyle, or am I overthinking it? You can read Sandra’s full Vogue interview here – I’ve just skimmed it, and while it’s interesting, the most interesting quotes are kind of buried at the end.

On Gravity: “You check it off and go, ‘If it ends here, I’ve ended up on top.’ There’s nothing else to do.”

After filming Gravity, she did The Heat: “I need my funny… In comedy you just know right away,” says Bullock. “Melissa’s pure genius, you know? Everyone was just waiting to see what would come out of that woman’s mouth.”

On The Blind Side: “I turned it down three, four times,” she says. “I was so worried about it being a Lifetime movie.” Director John Lee Hancock convinced her otherwise, but the first week of shooting was rocky. Bullock admits she struggled to find her rhythm playing Leigh Anne Tuohy, a larger-than-life Memphis powerhouse. “I could not make it work,” Bullock recalls. “I thought, I’m going to get roasted. I’m going to get creamed for this.”

On Jesse James and her divorce: “We’re all where we’re supposed to be,” she says now. “I am exactly where I want to be now. You can’t go backward. I’m not going backward. I’m grateful that I’m here, blessed to have what I have. Nobody can be prepared for anything. If you end up in a place where you can look back and go, ‘It happened, but I’m so lucky to be sitting where I am sitting. . . .’ ” Bullock doesn’t complete the thought, but it is clear what she means.

On Louis: “I think this business can take the child out of kids so quickly,” she says. “I don’t want him to have pressures brought on by what I do. I will quit. I will leave. If I see whatever I’m doing affecting him negatively, I will pack up and move to Alaska.”

Future plans: “I’m just sort of seeing where life goes,” she says. She is open to the idea of more children. “If all of a sudden someone said, ‘You have five more kids,’ I’d be totally OK with it.” At the moment, “I’m having such an amazing time. Whatever comes our way, we handle as a family. It’s not just me anymore.”

[From Vogue]

Most of the piece is about Gravity, and it’s becoming increasingly clear that Sandra is positioning herself – and that she’s being positioned by producers and the studio – as an awards contender. And Sandra seems “up” for it this year. She’s matured a lot the past few years, although it’s not like she was ever flaky or immature in the first place. She just seems calmer, less eager to please, more reticent. It will be interesting to see how that plays out when the studio really wants her to campaign.

Photos courtesy of Peter Lindbergh/Vogue.