- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
In sociology, they call it 'code switching.' I can feel just as comfortable in a room full of people who don't look like me because I understand the social cues of class and race.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in Georgia, and my mom would tell me how to perform and act. So I learned to repress a lot of myself so that other people would feel comfortable.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I'm painting and in the zone, it's difficult for me to stop. It can take me half a day to get into that space, and once I do, I only talk to a certain few people who won't disrupt it. Home to sleep and back at it, nothing else outside of getting food. Everything else is an annoyance getting in my way.
- Lost
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- Nov 07, 2020
My brother dying changed me. I didn't realize how strong I was until I lost my brother.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was at all-white schools from kindergarten to twelfth grade, so I wanted to feel what it was like just to be me and not, like, Black Amy.
- Nov 07, 2020
When people ask me about color in my work, I tend to say that it came from spending a lot of time in Panama.
- Neighbor
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up where my parents would literally shove me in the car rather than have to say hello to a neighbor.
- Behavior
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, what is acting but the study of human behavior? And that's so fascinating to me.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm just kind of taking whatever life gives me and hoping that I make the right decision.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to take roles that challenge me and I want to like the script and obviously feel connected with the director because the director to me is so important.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would love to do a period piece - in the 18th or 17th century. To me, it would be such an incredible challenge because of the way people carried themselves. There are so many incredible stories within those centuries - just the language and the way they carried themselves and what they were going through.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, I'm OK doing embarrassing things, when it's with somebody else. I'm not the only person to look at.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I learned to forgive myself, and that enabled me to forgive my mother as a person.
- Bible
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- Nov 07, 2020
I loved fairy tales when I was a kid. Grimm. The grimmer the better. I loved gruesome gothic tales and, in that respect, I liked Bible stories, because to me they were very gothic.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020