Tessa Thompson on Finding What You Want (What You Really, Really Want)
Modern Love
2025/10/08
Tessa Thompson on Finding What You Want (What You Really, Really Want)
Tessa Thompson on Finding What You Want (What You Really, Really Want)
Modern Love
2025/10/08
Shownote
Shownote
Tessa Thompson’s latest role is an infamously chaotic one: Hedda Gabler. Adapted from the classic play by Henrik Ibsen, “Hedda,” in select theaters Oct. 22, casts Thompson as a 1950s housewife who feels snubbed by an old lover and stifled in a new marriage...
Highlights
Highlights
Tessa Thompson steps into the shoes of a complex, conflicted woman from another era, bringing new life to a character shaped by repression and rage. In this episode, she unpacks the emotional depth of Hedda Gabler—not just as a role, but as a reflection of timeless struggles women face in defining their own identities within restrictive relationships and societal expectations.
Chapters
Chapters
What happens when a brilliant woman is trapped by the life she’s expected to want?
00:00How does a marriage without love slowly erase a person’s voice?
14:08Can loneliness become the beginning of finding yourself?
24:56Why do some breakups feel like betrayals—and others like breakthroughs?
32:34Is marriage a promise—or a choice you keep making?
41:21Transcript
Transcript
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