Jessica Chastain's lifelong ambition was "to be Diana Ross" in Lady Sings the Blues.

[jobeterob]

Jessica Chastain's lifelong ambition was "to be Diana Ross" in Lady Sings the Blues.

The flame-haired screen siren appears in the January 2013 edition of W magazine, in which four of the world's leading artists give her different looks.

In one shot she is seen in a 1970s diva wig and head to toe shimmering gold.

Jessica made the scene come to life by imagining she was Diana Ross playing Billie Holiday in the movie.

"As a little girl, I wanted to be Diana Ross in that movie [Lady Sings the Blues]," Jessica revealed to W magazine. "And when I put on the red Afro wig, I finally felt like her."

The star continued to explain how she approached the photoshoot for the publication.

The talented movie and stage actress enjoyed the process of letting go and allowing herself to be styled by the artists from their unique viewpoints.

"[I wanted to] become the canvas," Jessica explained.

"I love the feeling of giving myself over to another strong point of view. It's the best kind of trust - the belief that an artist will take care of me while creating something unique."

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[Methuselah2]

Jobeterob - You piqued my interest about this, so I went Googling and came up with this:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...=feeds-newsxml

I guess the first photo in the link is supposed to be the Diana Ross one. I don't see anything LADY SINGS THE BLUES about it that Jessica Chastain may have been feeling when posing for it. If there's anything Ross-inspired about the photo, it seems to me much more to be referencing THE FORCE BEHIND THE POWER album cover, which was probably not intentional.

[smark21]

What sort of parents would have their little girl watch Lady Sings the Blues? It’s not a movie for little kids.

[jobeterob]

I have to admit..............the was a bit of head shake for me. But you never know what catches people's attention and what they admire. I guess Jessica is a popular actress these days; she was in The Help as I recall.