Jodie Foster photographed by Daniel Jack Lyons for The Atlantic, 18 February 2024
She’d been looking around the room at the meticulously diverse group of women Elle had chosen to honor, and wondering to herself why she’d been included.
“Finally I realized, like, halfway through; I leaned over to Alex and was like”—her voice dropped to a whisper—“I’m the old queer one!”
“How does that feel?” I asked.
Her eyes were bright. “Feels good! I think it feels good.” .














