Quotes About Independence

Being from a small town, no one else was going to breathe life into my ideas other than me, so I had to go out there and do it.

I grew up in a small town where we played around on motorcycles and things, but it really started when I got old enough. I think I was obsessed with the culture of riding. I got sick of having to date guys who rode motorcycles for me to be on them.

I have no neighbors. I live in a small town where everybody is very protective of me.

I rode my bike to school every day from age five to age fourteen. It was a small town - you could go anywhere.

Maybe it's because I came from a small town, but I always did well for myself.

I think it's important to do smaller films because I think that's where a lot of new things are happening.

I do smaller films, I'm not getting big paydays. I feel like we're just kind of scraping together here.

Working on art, as opposed to being in a constant collaborative state, as in a band, is something that I've always done - to a smaller degree, but it always remained a part of my integral self.

I'm in a kind of weird position where I want to prove that I can do smaller movies.

I'd be absolutely happy to go back and make a smaller picture. I never want my choices to be dictated by budget. That's one of the reasons why I take so much pride in being able to make films for $2 and a paper clip - because I can always get my hands on $2 and a paper clip. I never have to ask for permission for that.

I admire artists who really take risks and aren't afraid to do smaller movies and obscure, abstract things. It would be really cool if my career neared that.

I think, with 'St. Nick,' when you're working with a smaller budget, you have fewer risks involved. You're able to take chances with style and content.

People often say that they want to move away to smaller cities for a better lifestyle and peace, but as a single girl, you need your society, your neighbour, and even passersby to give you some respect.

The movie I worked on that had the most problems and interference came from the smallest indie movie I've ever done. I couldn't believe what the director had to go through; he was destroyed.

I took lessons since I was little; I used to pay for my own singing lessons and take myself. Just take the bus when I was a kid and go. But I'd been writing music for years, since the smallest age.

I want almost no laws, I want the smallest government possible. I don't want anyone telling anyone what to do.

A smart girl leaves before she is left.

I actually feel more of a woman because I feel like I'm being smart about my choices, and I'm putting my family first, and I'm in charge of my life and my health. I think that's what makes a woman complete.

You know, to marry a man like Donald, you need to know who you are. You need to know who you are, and you need to be very strong and smart.

I just know that it's smart for my career to carve my own path and do my own thing.

I lived on my own when I was living in New York City when I was 18, working on a show. And that definitely kind of grows you up a little faster than a normal 18-year-old in college, so I think so. I think I've got some street smarts.

Widowhood had done nothing to curb my smart mouth. So much for diplomacy.

We assumed the customers were smart and that they'll buy what they like, not what the ads tell them to buy.

We are very isolated, far from boyfriends and friends, so we have to be strong, smart and very professional.