Jessica Chastain Explains How Brad Pitt Changed Her Career in 'InStyle'

Jessica Chastain is stunning in purple on the cover of Instyle magazine’s January 2015 issue, out on newsstands on Friday, December 12!

Here’s what the Interstellar actress had to share with the mag:

On filming The Tree of Life after being told ‘no one would ever cast an unknown opposite Brad Pitt‘: “I knew the second Brad signed on it was a game changer for my career. Then I was just scared I was going to get fired. It wasn’t until after a week of shooting that I started to relax.”

On not dating actors: “I made sure when I started that I was known for my work, not for whom I was dating. Acting is all about being open to another person, and to date an actor, it just confuses it, because how do you even know if it’s real?”

For more on Jessica, visit Instyle.com!

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