Catherine Zeta-Jones: “Morticia taught me that love should never be hidden, and with Michael Douglas we celebrate it every day”

Catherine Zeta-Jones He has never been a talented “only” actress. It is a diva in the most classic sense, capable of occupying the scene with a gesture, and at the same time a woman who knows how to take herself seriously. Oscar winner for Chicagoprotagonist of Kolossal as Zorro’s mask And Traffichas crossed three decades of Hollywood by building a career without dramas, alternating international setting set with periods of private life away from the spotlight.
Today, at 54, he is Morticia Addams in the series Wednesday by Tim Burton, now on Neftlix with the first part of the second season, a role that he plays with a rare balance between irony and sophisticated eccentricity. On stage, the relationship between Morticia and Gomez becomes a declaration of love free from conventions; Outside, it is the reflection of his personal history: almost 25 years of marriage with Michael Douglas: «I am really grateful for what we built together. Our children are our greatest joy. Now that they have grown up and left home, there is a new happiness we share, “he says. It is in this fusion between icon and mother, diva and wife, that Zeta-Jones continues to seduce the audience: on the screen, with the hypnotic gaze of morticia, and in life, with the lucidity of those who know exactly who they are.

In real life, if it could have a superpower, what would it be?
«I don’t have superpowers, unfortunately. But if I could choose one, it would be to become invisible. Sometimes life is so frenetic and chaotic that I would just like to say: “Hello, I go back immediately” … and disappear for a while. It would be a fantastic power ».

What makes the relationship between Morticia and Gomez special?
«They are best friends and love each other openly, with all my heart. They take care of each other, they encourage, they spend a lot of time together: quality time. It is a beautiful, true, genuine love. Today, in an era in which you are often afraid to show your feelings, they amplify them. Our teenage children raise their eyes to the sky when they see all these effusions, but the truth is that we have never been afraid to love each other in the sunlight. Sometimes people are afraid of love because they can hurt. We, on the other hand, show a joyful, pure love. Maybe we are also teaching others that it is good not to hide it ».

What inspired her to develop the mother-child relationship between her and Jenna Ortega?
«We have had more time and space to develop it: eight hours of series allow you to really deepen the relationship. It is a special relationship because we are not a “normal” family: we have our eccentricity, particular skills … and on Wednesday, sometimes, it tends to abuse it. For me it was natural to draw on my relationship with my mother and translate it into this dynamic: a triangle made of my mother, me and my daughter ».

Did interpret Morticia change the perspective on the family?
«The Addams family is inclusive. Accepts and enhances every extravagance, every difference. He does not hide the idiosyncrasies, he celebrates them. I come from a culture – the Italian one – where the family is the center of everything. I believe that this authenticity is, putting often forgotten values in the center, which makes the charm of the addams universal. Today, in many houses, those values have been lost. In our family, however, we challenge each other, discuss, but we take care of each other ».

In your opinion, what is the most important lesson that a parent should transmit to children?
«Being parents is something deeply personal: nobody should say to another like doing it. But I think the children must know that their parents are there for them, who love each other, respect each other and support themselves ».