JESSICA CHASTAIN, THE Oscar-winning star who has been lighting up screens for more than a decade now, is having a moment of self-reflection. After breaking into the industry with 2011’s poetic tale The Tree of Life, opposite Brad Pitt, the flame-haired, pale-skinned star has been on a wild ride through Hollywood ever since. “I feel so grateful to be alive,” she confides. “Every day I wake up, I’m so excited about what the day is going to bring me… and I have an adventurous heart and spirit.”
“Adventurous” perfectly describes Chastain. Other words that capture her: committed. Passionate. Elegant. Astute. Talented. The 46-year-old from Sacramento has proven time and again just how adept she is at working with the brightest directors Hollywood has to offer, from Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty) and Christopher Nolan (Interstellar) to Aaron Sorkin (Molly’s Game, Miss Sloane), Ridley Scott (The Martian) and Guillermo del Toro (Crimson Peak).
“I’ve always been filmmaker-driven,” she notes, settling down in her seat for a
