Quotes About Autonomy

I discover a lot of things on my own.

I don't let many people in. I don't discuss everything. If I don't want to discuss it, I'm not discussing it. I think that annoys the hell out of an awful lot of people.

Of course it would disgust me to tell anyone how to live.

They say, 'We will give you money, but we want you to play this or that.' And I always thought, 'If I'm going to do that, I might as well go back and be a dishwasher.'

One thing is for sure, for the rest of this career, I will play this game how I want to play it and, while I am not going to disrespect anyone, I am going to voice my opinions.

Definitely, when anyone asks me what I eat - I think that's the most disrespectful thing. There's no winning with that question.

I'm at my best when there's distance between me and a man.

The more space you give Joanna, the better for her. I work better when I close the distance.

I used to just let people tell me what to do. I didn't really have a mind of my own, and I couldn't really say yes or no to things because I didn't really know what I wanted, but now I feel really confident in the fact that I can really be distinctive on what I want and how I want to do things.

When I look around the world, I don't see too many damsels in distress. If they're a damsel in distress, they're manipulating some guy to help them.

I think it's great anytime somebody can be in control of their own distribution.

When I make decisions, it's not based on what the Republican Party does. I'm elected by the 9th congressional district.

If someone was walking round in a T-shirt with Sarah Lancashire on it, I'd find that very disturbing.

Agency is a divine gift to you. You are free to choose what you will be and what you will do.

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

Have I got the right to experiment with my child's life?

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

It's important to me that I should be free to express myself.

I am an independent person expressing myself.

I have an expression I use as I've gone around the world through my career: 'You never tell another man or woman what's in their interest. They know their interest better than you know their interest.'

Growing up, it was always a huge battle with my mom to let me color my hair or add extensions.

To the extent that independent means you're willing to attempt to put your own ideas, personality, and commitment to the material on screen, then of course I hope I'm independent until the day I die.

I think I do have a good eye. It's quite liberating, being in a position to read a script and say, 'No.' It's really the only power you have, as an actor.

You're the only one who's closing your eyes at night. There's no one else who can do it for you.