- 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
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am the greatest Angela Bassett fan. She is such a fine human being and so steady.
- Firmness
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the firmness in one's stance can be conveyed in a different manner without being indecent or using harsh words.
- Destiny
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- Nov 07, 2020
India continues to be guided by the principles of being non-interfering, non-prescriptive, and non-judgemental. In other words, India remains ready to provide any support but strongly believes that it is for the Arab countries to decide their destiny without any external interference or diktats from outside.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I see the effects of sexual and gender liberation all around me, just like you do, but I don't have a sense of being in the majority.
- Who
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are so many young women who tip over into being a facsimile: they don't really inhabit their lives or their bodies.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
Boys, young men, men of all ages are being captivated by the new visual grammar which pushes men to pout and posture.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never let my gender define me but in my whole driving career I only ever did one interview not being asked about being a female.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's no prize for being the best woman.
- Dress
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a T-shirts, sweatpants, and jeans kind of gal; I dress really simply and comfortably. But one of the things I love about being an actor is that I get to wear amazing costumes.
- Chance
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- Nov 07, 2020
I worry about kids and all they are exposed to. Kids get so bombarded with hard, commercial sounds. They don't even have a chance to develop the softer part of themselves without fear of being ridiculed.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
The idea of being close to where pigments were mined - that's the first thing in making a painting, getting the material. And what's the last thing you do in making a painting? You put a frame around it.
- Sometimes
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing is sometimes a balancing act between keeping things easily readable and being accurate.
- Tree
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you were a kid actor, if you had any plans of being an actor as an adult, you were really barking up the wrong tree.
- Birthday
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- Nov 07, 2020