Quotes About Independence

I ran away from small-town Canada to London; I ran away from my family because I didn't think I could be the person I was.

I ran away from my house when I was about 12 years old to audition for a film.

When my mother died, I fell apart. My father wanted to control me. As a consequence, I ran away to America.

It's funny - Americans are the colonials who ran away from the royals, and yet we're fascinated by them.

I spent my 18th birthday in jail. Charges were dropped as long as I promised never to return to the state of Kansas. My parents took me home to Louisiana. I lasted there a week. Then I ran away.

One guy came to a show and was like, 'You're going to be huge. I can see it in my mind's eye. We could make you the next Pixie Lott.' I did an internal scream and ran away.

I ran away from home when I was a senior in high school, and it came out of all the conflicts that happen between parents and their children who can't communicate.

I never needed anyone when I became an actress. I ran off to England on my own.

I ran away at 15 to chase a guy that I met who would become my boyfriend, and he was living in L.A.

My mother ran away from my father after 16 years of being married to him. She was 16 when she hooked up with him. She left him after having six kids.

I always wanted to be an army personal. My dad wanted me to pursue that dream but I ran to become an actor instead.

I ran away to sea. I know that only happens in fiction. But it's what I did.

I would like to get jobs doing other things that aren't necessarily always with my husband. I'd like to show range - and kiss another guy.

When I was 16, I definitely burned a couple of bridges by saying, 'I won't do this!' I was not diplomatic about it. I came to a fitting and was like, 'I don't wear fur; cancel this show!'

I always thought I was going to end up an old spinster, with my cats and fur coats.

I just broke up all the furniture in the house. My mother had to get rid of me. So she put me in dance class.

Women have to be extremely careful about choosing something that they consider an act of defiance that can really be used to further their enslavement.

Vermonters are inspired by the bravery, courage, and sacrifice of those who seek nothing more than the freedom to determine their own futures.

I would like to think that in America, as time goes on, you gain freedom, not lose freedom.

You don't lose anything, in fact you gain a lot by having free-thinking people.

I gained this new sense of control over my love life because when I called myself a 'man repeller,' you assumed that being single is my choice. I'm man-repelling because that's how I want to dress. I'm not single because no men like me. I'm single because I choose fashion over a relationship.

'Freedom' is my big buzzword in life. It's just my favorite word. And I think so many of my choices have been about gaining freedom.

Everybody is their own galaxy, their own separate entity.

And several galleries - two had asked me and I said no, because I didn't want to leave things on consignment.