Jane Fonda thinks it’s important for celebrities to use their platforms for good.
Jane Fonda
The ‘Grace and Frankie’ star is a vocal advocate for social issues including women’s rights and climate change, and has said she believes it’s the job of every famous person to “take a stand” for what they believe in, as their platform often makes “people notice” the cause.
She said: “When someone famous takes a stand, people notice. Celebrities are repeaters. We don’t originate the voice; we pick up the voice and make sure it reaches a wide audience.
“I’ve been involved in a lot of issues in the past. I’m a woman so I care about women’s issues, but right now and until I die the issue will be the climate because it affects everything else.”
Jane, 82, also said her own motivation for using her voice comes as she wants to be able to say she “did her best” when she gets to the end of her life.
She added: “Whether there is a future that is worth living in is at stake and if that’s not a motivation, I don’t know what is. I want to be able to get to the end of my life and feel that I have done my best.”
And the actress admitted she gets angry when she sees people who “have the power to do something” to make positive change, but choose not to.
When asked by Harper’s Bazaar UK what makes her angry, she shared: “So many people that have power to do something, but won’t admit the cause of the climate crisis which is fossil fuels. What makes me furious is so many people talk about windmills and turbines, but they don’t talk about fossil fuels because it’s controversial. Grow some balls, the future is at stake.”
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