Demi Moore Admits She Questioned Her Career and If She Was 'Good Enough' Before Being Cast in “Feud”

"The great thing that comes with age is a certain level of acceptance and wisdom," Moore said at the 'Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans' FYC Event

• Demi Moore highlighted how she previously questioned herself, others and life in general when reflecting on undertaking the role of Ann Woodward in Feud: Capote vs. The Swans during an FYC event at the Director's Guild of America

• Naomi Watts, Chloë Sevigny, Tom Hollander, Diane Lane and the late Treat Williams costar alongside Moore in the new series

• Moore also questioned the standing ovation she received at the Cannes Film Festival for The Substance
  

Even Demi Moore has faced imposter syndrome in the past.

Speaking at the Feud: Capote vs. The Swans FYC Event at the Director's Guild of America on Wednesday, May 29, the actress, 61, shared how she was able to play the role of Ann Woodward better than she would have five years ago after going through a period where she questioned her acting career.

"I don't think it would've been the same experience [five years ago] because I don't think that I was holding myself or others or life in the same way," Moore said on the event's panel, which was moderated by the show's creator Ryan Murphy. "I think that there was a period of time where I really wasn't sure this is what I should be doing. Was I good enough? Is this really where I belonged? And then I thought about it was this kind of like a song that would feel like it was never finished if I didn't step out and take the risk."

Murphy, 58, noted that he'd been trying to work with Moore "forever and I finally got her to say yes," further noting, "And actually I just said, 'You're not saying no.' And I hung up the phone."

As for what changed her mindset, Moore continued, "It just meant shifting my energy. And just as things happen when we put out an intention, you have to see what comes back from that. And I was off making the movie that just premiered at Cannes. And you made that call and you said, 'Please tell her not to talk herself out of it before we even get on the phone.' And I realized even before we got on the call that whatever this was, I was just going to say yes. And I just trusted that it was exactly where I needed to be."

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Murphy also questioned Moore about the standing ovation she received at the Cannes Film Festival last week for her latest film, The Substance.

"Did it feel like validation?" Murphy asked.

"The interesting thing and the great thing that comes with age is a certain level of acceptance and wisdom," replied Moore. "And what was beautiful for me in this experience [Feud] is that I was able to step in and receive, not make it greater than it was, but not make it less than it was. And it's not that I'm coming back, [it's] that I've come into myself and that's the difference."

Moore also joined Naomi Watts, Chloë Sevigny, Tom Hollander and Diane Lane at the event and admitted she "felt like the little kid in the candy store" working with her costars, highlighting how she enjoyed "the idea of getting to just watch everyone at work."

Capote vs. The Swans tells the story of the fallout between Babe (Watts) and her fellow Manhattan socialites, who Truman Capote (Hollander) called his “swans,” in the aftermath of the release of his salacious "La Côte Basque, 1965" story.

The show also stars the late Treat Williams, who portrayed CBS co-founder William Paley for the series. The Emmy-nominated actor died in a motorcycle crash in June at age 71.

When Feud hosted its premiere in New York City in January, co-creator Ryan Murphy recalled his final conversation with Williams.

“The last thing he said to me was, he grabbed my face and said, 'I loved every minute,’ ” Murphy, 58, told PEOPLE.

Related: The True Story of Feud: Capote vs. The Swans

Watts, who also executive produced Capote Vs. The Swans, told PEOPLE that Williams shared a similar sentiment with her.  “He was delighted every day with these incredible scenes,” the mom of two said.

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Williams’ wife Pam also said her husband “couldn’t have been happier” working on Feud.

“He was truly in his element working with the best of the best in every department on this project,” Pam, 69, told PEOPLE.

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