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.
In my entire career? I am so sick of being asked, What's it like to kiss Mel Gibson?
I tried to get as far away from home as possible after I graduated from high school because I had a hard time being a kid.
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Part of being a mother - part of the comedy of it, anyway - is what happens to your body.
No one got anywhere by being too scared to open their mouth in case nobody laughed.
I think the height of ridiculousness was when I was playing Elizabeth in 'The Golden Age' while preparing to start shooting 'I'm Not There.' I literally finished filming Elizabethan grandeur on Friday, flew to Montreal, and started being Bob Dylan...
As an actor, I endeavor to find the reason in the unreasonable. Because no one thinks they are being unreasonable or unrealistic or demanding or behaving madly. We all see ourselves as being justified.
The great thing about not being American is that you don't assume you know what a Southern accent sounds like, so you have to be specific.
When you go to a concert, part of being there is that you're all hearing the same thing. It's about being in a crowd. If you go to a gig and there are two people there, then it's not the...
A co-founder is like being somebody's parent: You want to make sure your offspring thrive.
Instead of being lionized and admired for her genius, instead of being able to earn a decent living as a writer, Andrea Dworkin was misrepresented and demonized.
I wouldn't say no to being in a film with Jude Law. I love English actors.
How do I tell people who I am? Not being a writer, the only way is to sing songs that reflect my opinions.
Probably the biggest bring-down in my life was being in a pop group and finding out just how much it was like everything it was supposed to be against.
Every human being has an assortment of diverse identities, and it greatly matters which one is triggered by social situations, which hold up different kinds of mirrors. The same is true for nations.
