During the forced stillness of the pandemic, Page said he could finally relax. "And it was like I took the thought and shoved it away," he said. In 2007, he portrayed the character of the unfortunate 16-year-old ‘Sylvia Likens’ who was brutally tortured for over three months and later killed by Gertrude Baniszewski in the film ‘An American Crime’. Page said that while reading Janet Mock's Redefining Realness, the thought occurred to him that he was trans, like the author. Page won a Satellite Award and a Canadian Comedy Award among others for her work in Juno. But he continued to work in Hollywood as an actor, producer, and director. "There were periods where I felt like I barely was existing," he said. Page's suffering was so constant that he contemplated quitting acting. If you only knew what that person was going through you could see yourself in that person. "All human beings go through a level of pain that is relatable. "None of us ever know what's going on behind the facade that's shown to us," she said, referencing her recent interview with Meghan Markle, who shared that she was having suicidal thoughts during an event in which she appeared happy in photographs. "I felt like I couldn't express the degree of pain that I was in." This certainly applies to celebrities, who project a sliver of themselves into the public eye but retain an interior life the public isn't privy to.
"I think that prevents the ability to allow yourself to feel the pain and reflect on the pain." "People might watch this and be like, Oh my gosh, this person is crying about the night that they went to the Oscars?" he said, before stopping himself from pursuing that line of thought. "I could not look at a photo from that red carpet," Page said, adding that certain items of clothing, like the ones he had to wear on the red carpet, made him "feel ill."Īs Page spoke to Oprah, he also predicted how audiences might think of this segment. I felt like I couldn't express the degree of pain that I was in."Īccording to Page, the low point arrived at the Oscars in 2008, where Juno was up for four awards. "I remember thinking it was impossible to communicate with people how unwell I was because obviously there is so much excitement.
"That was a pretty intense time," he said, through tears. 'Juno' Star Elliot Page Announces He's Trans
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