Quotes About Struggle

It would be nice if we redefined what we meant by 'war story.' If you're making $15,000 a year living in a certain area of Portland, trying to make it with three kids and no husband, that's a kind of war.

When I was in Portland, there were some dark times for me.

I think working so hard in Portland to earn the right to have it be my team and to have my own team over the years and try to play at a high level, that was hard-earned.

Portland doesn't have the same kind of infrastructure that the national film hubs have. We struggle with that a little bit.

Instead of playing heroes and righteous people, I'd rather portray characters with problems of conscience who have to lie, to betray, and then have to cope with that. They feel more true to me.

Society doesn't portray transsexual people in a very positive light.

People often portray me as Miss Hard Stuff. It hurts my feelings a lot.

Wrestling doesn't know what it is. I feel that wrestling has an identity crisis and what I mean by that is, we're almost meant to portray these characters 24 hours a day, but that's kind of a ridiculous, stupid thing.

Growing up, it was hard to associate with some of the women who were being portrayed in the media.

From the things I've read, I think I've been portrayed in kind of a way that makes me look like I don't put an effort into winning. I think that's completely the wrong portrayal of the person I am.

The press portrayed me as a joke and a clown.

The war against sexism is portrayed increasingly a battle long ago won. To which my response is, 'if only'.

When you're portraying a tough situation, you have to show some of the things in there.

I like to dream about Portugal, and it's less easy when you are there.

I am from a poor background in Portugal. We were medium-down, not down-and-out. My parents felt problems around food in the past but they made sure I did not miss anything. But there was nothing extra, no luxuries.

When I was in Portugal I hardly played six-or-seven matches. Although I would train daily to keep my shape. Even then it was really difficult when I came back to get in shape and represent my country.

I do feel pressure to look good. But that's just not going to happen, because I have a double chin, and I can't pose. It's such a struggle.

I worry I look posh and fat. I can't do anything about posh - I'm accentless - but I've spent 20 years battling my weight.

It's just hard to meet new people, in my position.

Things went in a direction that I didn't want to go. I started doing bit parts and things that are pretty much laid out for people in my position. The parts were pretty generic.

No one's ever happy with their position in Hollywood. You hear that from people you'd never dream would complain.

I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money but I didn't have it for many decades.

Self-doubt is real. Everyone has it. Having confidence and losing confidence is real, too, and everyone has been in that position.

There is this feeling among black artists that you have to be really careful. We're not inclined to talk about this stuff because, if we do, we put ourselves in a position where we're not marketable or where we can't win.