- Nov 07, 2020
Being Quotes
On identity, openness and staying true to yourself.
This set of quotes explores what it means to simply be: holding onto a child's spontaneity, embracing honesty that feels inappropriate in creative work, or aging with flexibility instead of resistance. For more on self-belief, see our Able quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Forgiveness
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our history is an inevitable component of our being. One thing only can release us from the grip of our history. That one thing is forgiveness.
- Equality
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have to also get into producing if I want to see these stories being made... Let's venture out and do projects with people of different ethnicities: not just black but also Asian actors and Asian superhero films. Just an equality across the board.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I would love, instead of being a role model, is being someone of inspiration.
- Dying
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- Nov 07, 2020
The stories about broadcast dying or it being overtaken by cable have stopped. Same goes for the stories about the Internet hurting our business.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, I knew you were supposed to have a profession - and something better than being a shopkeeper, which is what my parents were.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
Human beings have to create hope. They have to. You have to have something you hold onto as being a possibility. Otherwise, why go on?
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
It wasn't sexual in its element. I wasn't being exploited. I was doing what happened. It was very challenging because I played Phyllis from 15 years old to 53 when she died of breast cancer.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
Film schools are now nearly 50-50 male-female, and women are also well represented at festivals and in indie film. But what happens to them after they direct their first film or short? Where do they go? They certainly aren't being given the same opportunities as their male counterparts.
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hate being a blonde.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020