Quotes About Independence

I don't get involved with what other people say in reviews.

The American idea my ancestors fought for during the Revolutionary War is as exciting and revolutionary today as it was 250 years ago.

I was horrified that my life was going to revolve around not being independent.

My mother was against me being an artist. She just wanted me to marry a rich man.

You must be independent and able to do for yourself. Then you do not have to marry a rich man; you can marry a poor one. And if it is wrong, you can go.

She divorced me August 10 of 2000, but she never was able to completely get rid of me. Don't ask me why.

I'm too competitive to try and ride on somebody's coattails to get a W.

Some guys go to different teams and as they get older, they just want to ride the coattail of the younger guys. I don't want to do that.

I would just like to be known as my own person. I don't need to ride on any coattails. I just want to make my mark myself.

Women should not let anybody take them for a ride. If they face such things, they should talk about it.

'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie' were the only films that I made totally on my own.

I started writing serious books so late because I knew I'd be accused of riding on my father's coattails.

Just because people are older, they don't have the right to tell you what's right and wrong.

I moved out after college, and I started working right away, and I've been working ever since.

Whether or not cutting my hair was the right decision, it empowered me.

I don't view myself as marching to any right-wing drummer.

I hate everything that is rigid. I need freedom.

You can't wait and sit for the phone to ring, so I do theater.

I'm not the kind of person who would want to go into a studio and manage other people and listen to the phone ringing. That's alien to me.

A year living with your parents when you turn 30 has been ripe for comedy.

Rihanna takes risks, and I love a woman who takes risks. It just goes to show you have your own mind and your own way of thinking.

I think life should be easier as you get older and not more difficult. And Ritchie is too difficult a person for me to deal with, because I like to have control of my own life.

You know me - I'm the road dog of road dogs.

When I was a child, I longed to leave my parents and just roam about.