Frazer Harrison/Getty
Odie Foster attends the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater on September 15, 2024
Jodie Foster has found a new zest for life since entering her sixth decade.
The actress, 62, revealed that her drive and passion for acting throughout her five-decade career, which began when she was just 12 years old, in Taxi driver.
“I go through periods where I’m burned out and then I have to find love again,” Foster told Laverne Cox on E!’s red carpet ahead of the 2024 Emmy Awards on September 15.
However, a recent milestone birthday has completely changed her perspective on her career.
Related: Emmy Awards 2024: Watch the stars celebrate on the red carpet on TV and more live updates
“I think everything changed at 60,” Foster said. “I got the happy pill and I was just so happy to not have to compete with myself, my former self, and just be able to have a new career that was actually, I don’t know, just about a different part of me.”