Quotes about "Mindfulness & Presence"

I am so happy to be on a show with writing I wanted to participate in. ”

I can be extremely vulnerable. People are tough on me because they think I can handle it. ”

I've always played strong women who are doing their own thing. ”

Once you get into a part, and someone sees you, you get asked to do it again. ”

I have a lot of surrogate parents, but there's no one like your mother. ”

My impression is that the Academy is really sincere about moving toward a more inclusive and representative Hollywood. ”

I'm incredibly proud to be the first trans director to be nominated for an Oscar. ”

The quality of festival Q&As is often a matter of chance. Sometimes the lights come up on movies I loved, and not a single meaningful question is asked. Sometimes it's the opposite. ”

When I was young, I didn't see anyone who was trans like me anywhere in the movies. ”

Being nominated is such a tremendous honor. An Oscar win for me and for the 'Strong Island' team would be the cap to an incredible journey. But it would also mean that my brother will not disappear from history. ”