I respond very well to well-written material and women who have had an effect on society something tragic or monumental has happened to them.
Some directors cast you because they trust you to do the performance - but...
The whole system of society tells you what to do.
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy or any of your time or any of your space.