Quotes About Inspiration

When I write, there's always an image, sometimes a color attached to what's being created.

I'm always giving out such a positive message that I never really get attacked. There's not much you can attack me for.

I'd like to think I'm an attacking creative midfielder who can assist with goals.

When the material written is very good then half of your work is done by the writer itself. When there's a well-defined character written, then the attempt is to be as honest to the material as possible.

Through the arts, you can impact upon people's attitudes, values, and understandings.

I just make films that attract me.

The women I'm attracted to playing I hope will mean something to someone.

You're always attracted to someone you want to learn from.

I was always attracted and repelled by the idea of being a writer.

I'm really attracted to girls who are passionate about music because that's what I'm obsessed with.

The roles that I always get attracted to are roles where the material is based on an actual person.

If you look at most of our roster, we've got great singer/songwriters. I'm always attracted to that.

If an idea comes and I am attracted to it, I will do it.

Power in itself has never attracted me, nor has position been my goal.

I get attracted to projects because of the script or the idea and the basic character.

Age isn't an attraction. Imagination is.

You know, actors are fans, too. And talent is very attractive to me.

I just want to make something that is true to itself and that interests me; otherwise, how can I have the audacity to think it's going to interest anybody else?

We have to reach out to younger audiences. They need to see how they can see themselves as black women.

Some of my favorite auditions have been with female directors.

Catherine Keener is everyone's dream sister slash mom slash aunt.

My aunt, who plays the role of my mother now, she got her Ph.D.

My Aunt Lori is my mother's sister and has always been a mother figure to me. She is smart, driven, successful, and kind.

There's so much music in Austin, and it's all so different.