Quotes About Inspiration

The characters I portray are an extension of what I've seen, heard, or read, and so what you see in my films are how I understand life.

As an actor, I am extremely fortunate to portray Milkha Singh on the big screen.

I think, as an actress, whether you want to or not, whether you're ready for it or not, people are going to look at what you're doing, and they are going to look up to you, and it's not even really about you; it's who you portray on the screen.

For me, I've always wanted to portray roles that are empowering. Also, being empowering doesn't necessarily mean being strong all the time.

When I go in the studio, I put myself into a place where I'm feeling something I want to portray, which is often being sad, lonely. But as soon as I'm starting to make something, it's when I'm the happiest. Ever. I think that comes out at the same time, so there's that juxtaposition.

I wish I were as tough and strong as the women that I'm lucky enough to portray.

I really needed a show like 'Jane' when I was growing up, so being able to portray a positive Latina character means a lot to me because I feel like it's helping me to contribute to someone's dreams.

I would like to portray something that would challenge the actor in me.

I have always chosen to portray roles which inspired me and mostly that I enjoy it in the first place.

Freestyling helps me portray the emotion that I'm feeling right there instead of writing it at home and having to add to it.

It's an amazing role for any actor, so deep and challenging. And Anne Frank was such an amazing person, I feel honored to portray her.

While I don't know who will eventually be selected, I think Kangana Ranaut can portray me perfectly on screen, I like her as an actress.

I like to be someone else. I like to be someone other than myself. I grew up watching movies and being a fan of what I'd seen portrayed in the movies, and I always wanted to do that one day.

I think that 'Gilmore Girls' did so many things well, and it was a very feminist show in a time when that wasn't really being portrayed at all.

I like portraying women of character in my books. Women who exhibit loyalty and courage.

When success comes, it changes everything, so I'm interested in portraying what that's like, and I think I have a lot of connection with that.

The message that you're portraying, that's what drives the type of people that follow you.

I've got two places I like to be. Portugal is one.

I've been fortunate to play with many great players, including Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal.

Because of my Portuguese heritage, I have an interest in all of the instrumentation that comes from Portugal and Brazil as well.

I am like all Portuguese people in that I admire Mourinho a lot.

If I had seen 'Pose' in the years I was a kid, it would have probably meant everything to me.

I have a file - my character box - anything from magazines - a pose, a face - I go through these files and arrange a whole person out of them. Because I think what you wear, it says something. It's not necessarily you, but what you want to project.

The more you put out there, the more you have to resolve. 'Air' is the most literary comic I've written so far, and that poses problems.