Glenn Close is opening up about her days growing up in a cult-like religious group. The actress shared that she would rely on active imagination to get out of situations. During her conversation with TODAY’s Sunday Sitdown, the veteran star revealed that she was a member of Moral Re-Armament, where Reverend Frank Buchman came up with the concept of moral transformation. He revealed that those who can experience this can avoid wars and violent situations.
However, with the demise of the reverend, the organization also came to an end.
Meanwhile, Close, who was born in Connecticut, moved to Switzerland, where the group’s headquarters were located. Describing the process of coming up with the idea, the actress revealed, “I’m still working on it.” He continued, “From a very early age, when we were running around like wild animals in the Connecticut countryside, I have always had an incredibly active imagination.”
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Close continued, “Sometimes I can take myself out of situations with my imagination and not let it get into me as deeply as it could have. I think that’s what really inspired me to do that Which is what I wanted to do. I became an actress at a very young age.”
In her previous interview with People Magazine, the Fatal Attraction star shared that she and her father had a resentful relationship as she questioned her parents as to why they sent her to join the group. Close left the group after enrolling in college at the age of 22.
Speaking to a media portal, the actress said, “I have learned a lot more about him and also what his condition was and how vulnerable he was at certain times.”
She added, “I think I really understand why they were so vulnerable to a group like that. Not realizing the devastation it would cause their children.”
Glenn Close joined the industry and did well for herself by playing many characters onscreen.
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