Quotes About Independence

Sometimes I think it's better to be a diva.

I'm determined to be a diva.

I learned to walk on my own legs, to dive so deeply into a role to forget that I'm acting.

The freedom that money gives you makes you... well, I wouldn't say happy, but I'd say it gives you diversity.

When Lebanon started its resistance it was a small and divided country.

It's nice to know that a studio is willing to put a female in a film without expecting the character to have a love interest.

I'm beyond caring what anyone expects of me anymore.

A good expedition doesn't need a leader at all. You are deciding day by day, discussing it in a democratic way.

I don't much mind being expelled from communities.

I have been expelled from five different schools when I was a kid. And I learned basically all what I do by myself.

Big, expensive government is not the answer for people without disabilities, nor is it for those with.

It is nice to be the most expensive Dutchman, and it is nice for my agent and for Ajax. But it does not matter to me whether I cost €5m or €150m or €200m. I just need to make sure that I do my own thing.

My father's life was so decimated by his earliest experiences. His mother died when he was 7 years old, which he always said was the worst experience in his life. When he was 8, his father disappeared and he was on his own from the age of 8.

I've seen Chance and the Social Experiment build their own careers in the way that's most authentic to them.

I don't focus on what the experts are saying or not.

I just don't feel like I have to explain myself.

At five years old, I became the man of the house. When he left, my dad let me know that. It put a certain drive in me that I can't explain.

Years at sea probably explains why I'm single. But every person in the military makes sacrifices.

I have never given others a chance to exploit me.

The main fight of Frelimo is against human exploitation.

As a child I was given the freedom to explore my passion for acting, but I also grew up in a home where there were a lot of rules. I didn't have 'yes' parents.

While I didn't have a father around, I did have - and what I want my children to both experience - the ability to explore, experiment and enjoy life as a kid.

High school is such an awkward, difficult time, and I think a lot of people can't wait to explore the world because it's such a bubble.

I moved to Europe and was able to take time and really explore who I was and who I wanted to be. I needed that time for myself to really do that self-exploration and get back in touch with my roots.