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.
I am a big proponent of being in touch with everyone even when I do not have a story to ask about.
I grew up partially around Stone Mountain, Georgia, and in that part of the country, there was always this aura of mythology and palpable sense of otherness about being a Southerner.
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We must do our part to make ourselves visible to the world. Let everyone see that being a queer parent of color is normal and happening right next door to them.
I would love to work with Shilpa again. But it would have to be for 'Dill Mill Gayye (DMG)' - that's the only fiction show I'll take up on small screen. I'm extremely faithful to that show. That apart, I'm...
Sports and entertainment are the only places where inner-city kids see themselves being able to succeed. Their intellectual development is something they don't relate to.
I was very active in college. I wanted to play athletics, and then I looked at wrestling as being a viable option to do that.
I got bullied so much growing up for being a different color in a majority white school.
Even after 'Gangster' being a success, I was considered a B-grade actress and was a sidekick, even though I was good at what I did, and was jobless for two years.
At some of my earliest shows, we used to roll up 20 deep - if my mates can't come in, I can't come in. My record label couldn't understand it: plus-19 on the guestlist?! But that was how it was....
I'm just trying to humanise situations and represent voices that aren't being represented.
I have been in many teams that have had loads of talent but did not make it through and been with teams that did not have that much talent and ended up being champions.
It's only that we live in a patriarchal society, and therefore, the word 'feminism' has to be used as a counter to patriarchy. But feminism is about being equal. The word used should be 'equalist,' as it is about all...
You are enough, which I believe is critical for any human being to get in their bones.
Being a songwriter, you are accepting that this isn't about you. If you do want it to be about you, you're going to be really miserable.
The Liberal party has always worked with multiple parties in the House to make sure we're being governed in the best interest of Canadians.
When I got 'Family Ties', I wasn't even thinking about being an actress. I thought I might become a window dresser.
I get way more nervous playing golf in front of 500 people than being on stage in front of 20,000 people.
