Actress Julianne Moore does her due diligence in researching the characters she portrays on screen – and when it came to playing Sarah Palin, there was no exception.

At an event last week, the 51-year-old actress told the New York Daily News she “read every single thing” she could about the former Alaska governor and “watched every interview” in order to prepare for her role as Palin in next year’s HBO mini-series, “Game Change.”

All that information must have been eye-opening for Moore, right? Not so much.

When asked if she had developed a newfound respect for Palin after all her research, the actress raised an eyebrow and sighed deeply. “No,” she told the paper quietly.

In an interview with ABC News, Moore was asked about her thoughts with regard to the current political climate, now that she’s portraying Palin on screen.

She told religious correspondent Father Edward Beck that she’s most disappointed with how partisan it’s become.

“I think the entire idea of being a country of united states, the way we formed ourselves, is to be greater than the sum of our parts. And to work together to create a whole, that benefits the majority of the people,” she explained. “And right now, I feel everyone is so divisive, and so self-interested and so much about being re-elected, and special interests that I’m really disgusted. I really feel kind of ashamed.”

Moore went on to comment on the research she did on the way campaigns are conducted. “So much is about how do you get on the air, how do you get the most media attention, how do you make the most noise. When, in fact, what we’re all looking for is leadership,” she said. “We don’t want noise. We want people who are going to take care of us.”

For her part, Palin didn’t seem too thrilled about having Moore portray her. “I think I’ll just grit my teeth and bear whatever comes what may with that movie,” she told Fox News last March.

Source: huffingtonpost.com

Here’s the interview:

Here’s the video of Julianne interview at David Letterman. Will upload caps soon.

Trailer Addicted uploaded a interview with Julianne on set on “Crazy, Stupid, Love”. She talked about her character wanting a divorce, comedy in film, Steve Carell, the cast, directors, Kevin Bacon and Marisa Tomei

Last week Julianne was in London, promoting “The Kids Are All Right” and did an interview to Daybreak. Watch it:

Julianne Moore looks stunning on the cover of Allure magazine’s November 2010 issue!

Here’s what the 49-year-old actress had to share:

On having to stay out of the sun: “I have what I call ‘my outfit’, I wear a long-sleeved rash guard and a pair of board shorts. It’s not so sexy, but I keep myself covered. My husband hates it. But if you ever see me at a water park, that’s what I’ll be wearing.”

On getting older: “I’m always shocked by people who talk about not being middle-aged, I’m like, ‘How old do you think you’re going to live? Let’s double your age and see where you get.’ People are always like, ‘Thirty-five is not middle-aged.’ I’m like, ‘Double it.’”

On finding herself modeling at age 50: “I like to call myself the hundred-year-old model.”

On plastic surgery: “I don’t believe it makes people look better. I think it just makes them look like they had something done to their face, and I don’t think we find that instinctively appealing.”

On kissing men vs. women: “I don’t really think it’s different kissing a woman vs. a man. I don’t think it really is. The difference is kissing someone you know versus someone you don’t.”

Source: Just Jared

Hollywood A-Lister wows Abu Dhabi film fans

Julianne Moore was at the Abu Dhabi film festival on Monday (October 18) for A Conversation With Julianne Moore and Ahlan! Live’s Shannon Wylie was front row for the first word. Dressed in a white ruffle long sleeve blouse, black pencil skirt, tan peep toe heels, diamond earrings, Bvlgari watch and ring, and her trademark red locks swept back into a sleek ponytail, Julianne Moore looks as lovely in real life as she does on the big screen.

She starts off chatting to the audience about all things movies, being a mum and how she made it from acting student to Hollywood screen siren. “Sometimes you make mistakes but you get to a point where you learn to trust your instincts,” she says of her first foray into show biz.

Julianne who grew up in a Military family was thrown around the US countryside and enrolled in nine different schools. Of the experience she says it’s what makes you adapt. “People speak differently. They act differently. It makes you adaptable.”

So how does she adapt to her roles in films today? “I don’t do a lot of research. I don’t benefit from that. The character is inherent in the script.” When it comes to that script Julianne says she’s always on the lookout for a story that is well written and one that tells the tale of her character. “I’m looking for somebody (a script writer) who has a vision, where the script goes through me.”

And the A-lister knows a thing or two about picking a good script and insists the show biz is no longer just for the under 30s. “No matter how young or old you are there is a part for everyone.” Married with two children, Julianne also plays the part of doting mum. “The best thing about my job is that it is so flexible. My children come with me everywhere I go. And I try and work around the New York school year.”

From jetting around the world to promoting films and constantly on the lookout for that next script, Julianne has successfully brought the show biz buzz to Abu Dhabi.

Added 14 HQ pics to the gallery:

Julianne Moore is one actress who strives for variety even when it comes to her movie love triangles. This year alone she appeared in the Fatal Attraction-esque Chloe with Amanda Seyfried and on 30 Rock as Nancy Donovan, the Irish lass who competed unsuccessfully for Alec Baldwin’s affections. Next up, a hot affair with Mark Ruffalo that doesn’t sit well with her longtime lesbian partner (Annette Bening) in The Kids Are All Right. We talked with Moore about the film, Ruffalo‘s universal appeal and Boston accents.

Actors Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo talk with NY1′s Neil Rosen about their new heartfelt comedy The Kids Are All Right, which deals with a lesbian couple whose two teenaged children seek out the sperm donor who is their biological father.