Quotes About Autonomy

I don't necessarily like being defined by my profession.

Meek wifehood is no part of my profession; I am your friend, but never your possession.

Of course, the medical profession doesn't like D.I.Y. anything.

You cannot force somebody to be a different person.

People say that when you become famous you're growth is kind of stunted. That kind of makes sense because you are around people who are just agreeing with you and leading you into different places and you don't really make many choices for yourself.

It's absolutely normal that different human beings want to go different ways.

Different women feel empowered in different ways, and it's not right to tell someone what they can and cannot do.

Everyone will always have ideas about how to make your work better. Everyone has advice about how to end your play differently. Start it differently. And it's not about right or wrong. At the end of the day, it's your baby, and you know what's best.

I had difficulty working for other people.

Let's diminish the impact and influence D.C. has on the decisions that we make here in Colorado.

I'm currently trying to direct my own material.

I don't much like being directed. I enjoy being allowed to play.

Government is to point you in the right direction, and not to do everything for you.

I'm not confused about what's happening in fashion, because I follow my own direction and go.

Good is the director who lets you do what you have to do.

I don't like directors that just say, Stand there and now do this.

Some directors hardly talk to the actors at all.

If it were up to the executives, they probably wouldn't have directors at all.

When you bite off only what you can chew, you're going to disappoint people. Guess what? Not your problem. You're not doing anything wrong.

If I disappoint someone, it's their loss for putting that expectation on me when they don't know me. I can't control what they want.

As for discipline and rules, I confess, I've never been good with either.

I've never been able to accept any kind of discipline.

I believe this: There is a lot of discipline to be derived from freedom.

The disciplined are free.