美國(guó)電影女演員琳達(dá)·布萊爾在《驅(qū)魔人》之后面臨“中年危機(jī)”，這讓她開始了動(dòng)物志愿者工作

Linda Blair is opening up about what led to her years-long animal volunteer work.
琳達(dá)·布萊爾公開了她多年來(lái)從事動(dòng)物志愿者工作的原因。

In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE, the actress and activist, 64, speaks candidly about how a "midlife crisis" that occurred after her breakout role in 1973's The Exorcist led to what she describes as her "life's calling."
在接受《人物》雜志獨(dú)家專訪時(shí)，這位64歲的女演員兼活動(dòng)家坦率地談到了1973年出演電影《驅(qū)魔人》后發(fā)生的“中年危機(jī)”如何導(dǎo)致了她所謂的“人生使命”。

"In my 20s, I said, 'I really am struggling.' It was like, for some, a midlife crisis," Blair explains. "But, for me, it was my life's calling, saying, 'What about me? The animals need help.' "
“20多歲的時(shí)候，我說(shuō)，‘我真的很掙扎。’對(duì)一些人來(lái)說(shuō)，這就像一場(chǎng)中年危機(jī)，”布萊爾解釋說(shuō)。“但是，對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，這是我生命的召喚，我在說(shuō)，‘我怎么辦?動(dòng)物們需要幫助。’”

"So that's where I really started buckling down ... and I was giving my time and money," she continues.
“所以這就是我真正開始全力以赴的地方……我付出了我的時(shí)間和金錢，”她繼續(xù)說(shuō)道。

Blair stepped into worldwide prominence with her role in The Exorcist, in which she played Regan MacNeil, a 12-year-old girl, who is possessed by an ancient demon.
布萊爾在電影《驅(qū)魔人》中飾演一個(gè)被古老惡魔附身的12歲女孩Regan MacNeil，并因此一舉成名。

Before being cast, however, Blair had dreams of one day being a veterinarian, and says she took on small modeling and commercials roles in an effort to fund her future goal.
然而，在出演之前，布萊爾一直夢(mèng)想著有一天能成為一名獸醫(yī)，她說(shuō)她接受了一些小模特和廣告角色，以努力為她未來(lái)的目標(biāo)提供資金。

"It wasn't Hollywood," she explains. "That wasn't what we signed up for. We weren't looking for that, we were looking for funding for me to pursue my dream, which was to go to Cornell [University]."
“那不是好萊塢，”她解釋說(shuō)。“這不是我們當(dāng)初想要的。我們不是在找錢，我們是在找資金讓我去追求我的夢(mèng)想，那就是去康奈爾大學(xué)。”

Eventually, auditions for The Exorcist came around, and after a long process — which Blair says included "makeup tests" and "psychological tests" — she was cast in the role, which garnered her an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe win.
最終，《驅(qū)魔人》的試鏡開始了，經(jīng)過(guò)漫長(zhǎng)的過(guò)程——布萊爾說(shuō)包括“化妝測(cè)試”和“心理測(cè)試”——她被選為這個(gè)角色，并為她贏得了奧斯卡獎(jiǎng)提名和金球獎(jiǎng)。

Blair says that she still had a normal childhood amid filming the horror film, and details that she made sure to keep her love of animals in her heart through it all.
布萊爾說(shuō)，在拍攝這部恐怖電影的過(guò)程中，她仍然有一個(gè)正常的童年，她確保自己對(duì)動(dòng)物的愛(ài)一直在她的心中。

"They made sure on the weekends I went out," she explains. "I got to ride my horses [and] I had raised a rooster in an incubator on the set for my science project."
“他們確保我周末出去玩，”她解釋說(shuō)。“我可以騎馬，為了我的科學(xué)項(xiàng)目，我在片場(chǎng)的孵化器里養(yǎng)了一只公雞。”

But, once The Exorcist was released and became a smash hit, Blair says, "It changed the direction of what I wanted."
但是，當(dāng)《驅(qū)魔人》上映并大獲成功后，布萊爾說(shuō):“它改變了我想要的方向。”

"So I worked and I worked," she adds. "I'm proud, now, of all these movies ... and I know they changed a lot of lives, so for that, I am very grateful."
“所以我一直工作，一直工作，”她補(bǔ)充道。“現(xiàn)在，我為所有這些電影感到驕傲……我知道他們改變了很多人的生活，因此，我非常感激。”

Still, Blair's love of animals remained at the forefront of her mind — and her heart — and she knew there was something she needed to do with her platform.
盡管如此，布萊爾對(duì)動(dòng)物的熱愛(ài)仍然是她思想和心靈的最前沿，她知道她需要為自己的平臺(tái)做些什么。

So in 2003, she launched The Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating abused, neglected and abandoned animals, which also provides them with proper nutrition, veterinary care, comfortable facilities, training, socializing and, per its website, an "abundance of love."
因此，2003年，她成立了琳達(dá)·布萊爾世界愛(ài)心基金會(huì)，這是一個(gè)致力于拯救和康復(fù)被虐待、被忽視和被遺棄的動(dòng)物的非營(yíng)利組織，該組織還為它們提供適當(dāng)?shù)臓I(yíng)養(yǎng)、獸醫(yī)護(hù)理、舒適的設(shè)施、培訓(xùn)、社交以及其網(wǎng)站上所說(shuō)的“豐富的愛(ài)”。

Looking back, Blair says her late mother, Elinore Blair, inspired her to love animals since she was a young girl. "She really created who I am, and she loved life," she says.
回首往事，布萊爾說(shuō)，她已故的母親埃莉諾·布萊爾從小就激勵(lì)她熱愛(ài)動(dòng)物。“是她造就了現(xiàn)在的我，她熱愛(ài)生活，”她說(shuō)。

"And she was one of the kindest people I know and just always said, 'Hang with like-minded people, and do volunteering. You're going to meet people that are going to change your life, it just is the way it is,' " Blair adds.
“她是我認(rèn)識(shí)的最善良的人之一，她總是說(shuō)，‘和志同道合的人在一起，做志愿者。你會(huì)遇到改變你生活的人，事情就是這樣，’”布萊爾補(bǔ)充道。

Now, even with her foundation thriving, Blair tells PEOPLE there is still work to do to ensure that the dogs rescued are living their best lives before moving on to their "fur-ever" homes.
現(xiàn)在，盡管她的基金會(huì)蒸蒸日上，但布萊爾告訴《人物》雜志，要確保這些被救出的狗在搬到它們“永遠(yuǎn)的”家之前過(guò)著最好的生活，還有很多工作要做。

"I think a lot of people in animal welfare need to get more involved so that we can make the changes that are necessary," she explains. "But that requires funding. We get nothing from the state, nothing from the government. There is no financial aid for the rescue community. Shelters can keep applying for state funding, but not the rescue groups."
她解釋說(shuō):“我認(rèn)為很多從事動(dòng)物福利的人需要更多地參與進(jìn)來(lái)，這樣我們才能做出必要的改變。”“但這需要資金。我們從國(guó)家和政府那里什么也得不到。救援團(tuán)體沒(méi)有財(cái)政援助。庇護(hù)所可以繼續(xù)申請(qǐng)國(guó)家資助，但救援組織不行。”

"That's why I've been saying, help in your area, volunteer, foster and adopt. Ask what can you do," Blair continues. "You can do a bake sale and bring that money, or you could provide food and blankets as you're cleaning out your closet."
“這就是為什么我一直說(shuō)，在你的地區(qū)幫助，志愿者，寄養(yǎng)和收養(yǎng)。問(wèn)自己你能做什么，”布萊爾繼續(xù)說(shuō)道。“你可以做一個(gè)糕餅義賣，把錢帶來(lái)，或者你可以在清理衣櫥的時(shí)候提供食物和毯子。”

Adds the star: "And when it all comes down to voting [in] any of these elections, make sure you know who you're really voting for, because that is who dictates what you get in your life and the love that we can have on this planet."
這位明星補(bǔ)充說(shuō):“當(dāng)要在任何選舉中投票時(shí)，確保你知道你真正投票給誰(shuí)，因?yàn)檎l(shuí)決定了你在生活中得到什么，以及我們?cè)谶@個(gè)星球上可以擁有的愛(ài)。”