Demi Moore thought Ghost was a disaster. And he believed this about The Substance too

Everything can be said of Demi Moore unless he takes risks, and has accepted the role of protagonist of The Substance it is confirmation of this. Guest of Hot Ones the actress has, in fact, spoken openly about her decision to star in the body-horror film directed by Coralie Fargeat, which could have been “something extraordinary or an absolute disaster”. However, he told host Sean Evans that it wasn’t the first time he had taken a leap of faith with an unconventional project, given that she also had similar feelings when she accepted the role of Molly in Ghost. “It had so many genres mixed together that I thought, ‘This could be great or a fucking disaster,’” Moore said. «In both cases you hear a voice telling you: ‘Come in. Take the risk. Roll the dice. Let’s see what happens’.”

The bet certainly paid off, whereas Ghost not only did he earn five Oscar nominations while earning two wins, but he also became one of the most iconic films in Hollywood history. Although he was already a star after that General Hospital, St Elmo’s Fire And About Last Night, Ghost marked a turning point in Demi Moore’s career: «Ghost it scared the shit out of me,” Moore admitted when asked about the challenge of being so vulnerable on screen. «When reading the script, I was overwhelmed by the kind of pain I would have to face. It just happened.”

The historic scene from the film “Ghost” in which Demi Moore tries to fight her insomnia with ceramics and is surprised by Patrick Swayze who, to the tune of the Righteous Brothers, holds her in an embrace that is as romantic as it is erotic.

In addition to consolidating Moore’s fame and earning a Whoopi Goldberg its first Oscar, the film included one of the most parodied moments in cinematic history: the unforgettable ceramic vase scene with the iconic Righteous Brothers ballad playing in the background Unchained Melody. «I still have the little vases I made, which are pitiful»Demi Moore said in a February episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, joking that the scene is made pretty quickly after meeting Patrick Swayze. Meanwhile, the possibility of a remake of Ghost it doesn’t seem to disturb her: «Every story in a certain sense has already been told. The wonderful thing is the different way things can be reinterpreted,” Moore told Entertainment Weekly. “I think there are some films that are better left untouched, but sometimes there are wonderful surprises in those reinterpretations.”