HOPE FLOATS
Sandra’s back
AT 55,SANDRA KNOWSWHAT SHE
WANTS– BUTSHE ALWAYSDIDpannedcomedyAllAbout
Stevethedaybeforeshe
collectedOscargold.
“Ifyoutakeeitheronetoo
seriously,shameonyou,andif
youdisregardtheotherbecause
it’snotallyouwantit tobe,then
shameonyoutoo.”
Despitehercontinuing
success,Sandra’skeentostep
awayfromthelimelight.“I don’t
leavethehousethatmuchand
I don’tworkthatmuchanymore
either,”shesays.“I don’tknowif
I alwayswanttobein frontof
thecamera.I loveproducing.
I lovethecamaraderie,the
adventures– andthestress.”
Survivingupsanddownshas
givenhera senseofbalance.
“I’ma truebelieverin karma.
Yougetwhatyougive,
whetherit’sbador
good,”shetells.
AndSandra
considersherself
lucky.“IfI die
tomorrow,will
I havegotten
everythingI’veever
wanted?No,but
I willhavegotten
everythingthat’s
mademehappiest.”#
New Zealand Woman’s Weekly 17
from heartbreak
CELEB UPDATE
Left: Sandra won
Best Actress for
The Blind Side in
2010, right before
being blindsided
herself by Jesse
James’ affairs.