- Me
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- 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
- Lawyer
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- Nov 07, 2020
If things had gone according to my plans, I'd be a lawyer. I never dreamt of being an actress.
- Portrait
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- Nov 07, 2020
The landscape is like being there with a powerful personality and I'm searching for just the right angles to make that portrait come across as meaningfully as possible.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I lived in China, my works were already being banned, and I couldn't publish. In those days, when I was in China, I was writing for myself, so that's the process of writing for myself that was the most important thing.
- Different
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's totally different now, traveling to different meets and different cities and actually being able to enjoy the cities I'm in.
- Nov 07, 2020
In terms of being honored at the TNA Hall of Fame, I think that's something that every pro wrestler dreams about.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was bald, I went through a period where I seemed to do nothing except TV programmes about being bald.
- Fake
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can't fake being able to cook well.
- Cool
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the best parts of being a writer means that researching all kinds of cool stuff actually counts as work!
- Creativity
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- Nov 07, 2020
The best thing about being from Britain is that it's a melting pot of cultures, characters, and creativity. I couldn't imagine coming from anywhere else.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to be famous famous. I'm happy on the second tier, where I have autonomy on a professional level but I can still go out to the movies without being recognized.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020