- 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
- Generation
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- Nov 07, 2020
A theater is being given over to market forces, which means that a whole generation that should be able to do theater as well as see it is being completely deprived.
- Dreams
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- Nov 07, 2020
The song 'What Goes Up' was inspired as I was playing the piano and reminiscing about the Spaceship One launches I witnessed in the Mojave desert. It is an awesome thing to comprehend the magnitude of what a human being dreams and imagines can be realized.
- House
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- Nov 07, 2020
But my mom was a pianist, and she taught piano out of her house. I was just so excited, being a little kid and having all these other kids come to my house twice a week. I thought it was a big party.
- First Lady
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being First Lady is playing supporting act. I am not seeking notoriety and I am not seeking to grab the limelight.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being on 'The Following' is constantly flying by the seat of my pants. The story can change and the character can change at a moment's notice.
- Out
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love small films, and I love films being seen in a theater. I love film, and unfortunately, that's being phased out.
- Nov 07, 2020
I don't have a reputation of being a super-witch who demands pink rugs in the dressing room.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do not subscribe to the 'Trump is crazy like a fox' thing. I think that's being too generous.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just felt proud of being able to tell my mom that 'Ye reached out. He saw that I built on my own with a small team.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
They forbade me from flying, despite all my protests and arguments. After being once in space, I was desperately keen to go back there. But it didn't happen.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never aimed to be on television or in the press. We all have a personal life, and being a public figure disrupts that.
- Different Parts
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I speak about 'we,' it gets very complex very quickly. Having grown up in the United States, but also being very much a member of Nigerian societies and also different parts of Nigerian societies, I understand that we construct particular 'we's.'
- Nov 07, 2020
I want to be a part of the best movies that are being made, and to work with the best directors.
- Now
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- Nov 07, 2020
Now, being a model and an actor, I'm trying to learn more as my profession demands it.
- I Can
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- Nov 07, 2020