Quotes About Autonomy

Now that I'm not a puppet for some director, the Hyneman is free to explore the world at large.

Everything in my career is my decision - every picture, every outfit. You get one chance at this, and I never saw myself as being a puppet.

I had a desire to prove to myself that I was actually in control - that I wasn't a puppet.

I'm not a puppet in anyone's hands.

I'm not here to be a puppet, if you will.

I needed to be sexier. I needed to be more hip. I needed to be more edgy and this and that. 'No, don't write that kind of song, write this type of song. No, don't work with that producer, work with this producer. No, don't wear those clothes, wear these clothes.' And I didn't want to be a puppet, you know?

I always say I want creative control. A lot of people don't think about that. And that's what every artist should think of - being creative and not just a puppet.

We are no longer puppets being manipulated by outside powerful forces: we become the powerful force ourselves.

Whether people choose to have same sex relationships or relationships outside the marriage - whatever happens between two consenting adults should be purely their business, not the state's or the society's.

There's nothing I want less than a piece of cheese or a burger. I have nightmares I'm being force-fed these things. I have no interest in converting anyone. It's purely how I want to live my life. I don't judge anyone.

I have passed on on a lot of roles. I purely and simply do what I like.

I don't have a boss. I don't answer to anybody. I do everything that I want to do out of the purity of making people happy.

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.

To say that AI will start doing what it wants for its own purposes is like saying a calculator will start making its own calculations.

For all practical purposes I left home when I was 7.

If a woman is financially independent, she can definitely make a bigger contribution in making big decisions and contribute much more. If a woman is financially independent, she can pursue her interests, too.

I wanted to pursue my own thing - I had desires, ideas I wanted to accomplish, and I needed to be on my own for that.

Even myself, I believe that as an artist I should pursue more independent activities. If more artists believe in this and are active about it, they will be able to accomplish more on their own, without the influence of entertainment labels.

Republicans trust you to think for yourselves and to pursue your American dream however you see fit.

I'm not saying a housewife is in any way inferior to a workingwoman. No, she isn't. But as an activist, as a woman, I would say the choice of being a housewife or pursuing a career should be left entirely to the woman and that choice should be respected.

What was really special about 'Hanna' as a character is her pursuit of agency.

Individual freedoms are the primary engine by which the pursuit of happiness can be maximally instantiated.

I didn't push Cory. I wanted him to decide if he wanted to go into boxing and he did. Can't blame it on me.

You just don't want to push people into doing things that they really don't want to do. I don't think it's going to produce much.