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Escaping Quotes

Some escapes are chosen, some are necessary.

These escaping quotes range from acting as a way to slip into another world, to the far more serious reality of a family fleeing political repression to build a new life. Escape means different things depending on what someone is running from.

They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.

Quotes by Steve Buscemi

That's why I'm an actress - escaping into a world.

Quotes by Julie Walters

My parents left Libya in 1979, escaping political repression, and settled in Cairo. I was nine.

Quotes by Hisham Matar

I'm not one that really soaks up the limelight. I'm OK with kind of escaping it.

Quotes by Derek Drouin

Frequently Asked Questions

What different meanings does "escaping" take on in these quotes?
It ranges from the creative escape of acting into another world to the very real experience of fleeing political repression.
Why are prison escape films mentioned here?
One quote notes the irony that films about escaping prison typically aren't shown inside actual prisons.
How does escaping political repression differ from escaping into fiction?
One is survival and necessity, while the other is voluntary and creative, though both quotes use the same word for very different experiences.
Can escaping the spotlight be a positive thing?
Yes, one quote frames stepping back from attention as a comfortable, even welcome, choice rather than a loss.
Is escaping always about leaving somewhere physically?
Not always, some quotes use it for mental or emotional distance, like losing yourself in a role. See Vanessa Kirby quotes for related reading.

Sometimes escaping is creative freedom, sometimes it's survival, and these quotes hold both meanings without flattening either one. See related reading in Smell quotes and Vanessa Kirby quotes.