Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Australian actress Claudia Black.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Claudia Lee Black is an Australian actress, best known for her portrayals of Aeryn Sun in Farscape, Vala Mal Doran in Stargate SG-1 and Sharon "Shazza" Montgomery in the film Pitch Black. She has had prominent roles in video games, such as Chloe Frazer in Uncharted, Morrigan in Dragon Age, Admiral Daro'Xen and Matriarch Aethyta in Mass Effect and Tess Everis in Destiny and Samantha Byrne in Gears of War 3, Gears of War 4, and Gears of War 5. She also had a recurring role as Dahlia in The Originals and starred as Dr. Sabine Lommers in The CW's Containment.
I feel that I'm at my best as a person and that I'm coming home when I walk on to a set, or on to a stage, so if I can perform in one way or another I think I'll be okay.
The crew are the faces you see every morning and last at night before you go home. I spend more time with those people than I do with my friends and family, so they're forever a part of you and who you become as an actor so I hope I see them again.
Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.
I love to hang out and talk to people on set, especially when I start a new job to get to know them. I like to learn things from the crew so I sit around and ask them technical questions, when I think of them.
One of the difficulties of not knowing for so long whether we were doing a fifth season or not was that we weren't really allowed to go out shopping for work.
Trust in yourself.
Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.
People told me, when I was coming through the ranks, that a mark of a great actor is one who deals with the period of unemployment as well as they deal with the period of employment.
My boyfriend's idea of a lesson was to take me on a black diamond run in the middle of a hail storm and say, 'Go!' Ski patrol had to escort me to another lift to get me down the mountain. No, that wasn't humiliating, not at all.
Don't think I'd really want to be a mortician. Wouldn't be getting much back.
I love to cook, it's one of my most favorite things in the world. That's why I stopped being a vegetarian - I didn't want to serve people things I hadn't tasted myself.
It is a radical act to believe in and like yourself.
Never underestimate the healing power of breath.
Trust your gut. Respect and show up for yourself or no one else will. Show up for your friends too.
Sleep is underrated. Sleep!
To free yourself from the past you must break the rules of silence and compliance.
I know a lot about health, wellness, and nutrition. I make my own kombucha. I'm clumsy.
There's something very sinister about a woman who is predatory but has an absurd voice working as a disservice to her.
Leave every environment you go into better than you found it.
Be your best you, and when things get tough always know that you can hand it all over to the universe and it will support you.
Never trash-talk yourself or others. Stay curious. Speak your truth.
Surround yourself with people who respect and treat you well.
Listen to your bodies. You are constantly receiving information from your body about how to care for it and yourself.
Saying no can be the ultimate self-care.
Whatever you want that others in your life can't give you, ask yourself how you can give it to yourself.
Volunteer. Find ways to be useful. Be kind.
Only place yourself around people who love your strengths and are also safe to be vulnerable around - you'll need both power and vulnerability in womanhood.
My boyfriend's idea of a lesson was to take me on a black diamond run in the middle of a hail storm and say, 'Go!' Ski patrol had to escort me to another lift to get me down the mountain. No, that wasn't humiliating, not at all
Build other females up and only compete with yourself.
It is not possible to be honest in the here and now when you continue to discount and minimize your childhood experiences.
I have phenomenal mentors who guide me to maximize my effectiveness.
Forgiving is not forgetting. It is remembering and letting go.
You are perfectly imperfect.
I am service-centric. I always intend to leave places better than I find them.
The crew are the faces you see every morning and last at night before you go home. I spend more time with those people than I do with my friends and family, so they're forever a part of you and who you become as an actor so I hope I see them again
People told me, when I was coming through the ranks, that a mark of a great actor is one who deals with the period of unemployment as well as they deal with the period of employment
Love is never giving up and yet a lot of surrender. Self-care. Truth. Trust. Openness. Growth. Courage. Faith. Collaboration. Compassion. Communication. Affection. Support. Passion. Joy. Warmth. Mindfulness. Rigorous self-work. Sympatico, empathy, flow. Forgiveness.
You always have choices no matter what.
Always be accountable. Forgive and let go.
Turn the damn tap off when you brush your teeth - Aargh!
Stop eating junk. Be a good listener and a loyal friend.
We're one race. No matter our religion, beliefs, mother tongue, or skin color.
I'm passionate about transformation.
Sisterhood is magical and medicinal - use it as a lifelong resource.
Everyone should go inward, get curious about themselves, and investigate their shadows. It's one of the most important gifts we can give humanity. It's one of our most vital causes.
When there's a right and wrong thing to do, choose right regardless of what your friends do.
I share pretty much everything I have with those in need around me.
Make mistakes; it's what you do about them that counts.
This planet is our home and we're trashing and killing it.
Support renewable energy. Recycle. Reuse. Restore. Replenish.
I aim to have meaningful, honest interactions with people and be open to their uniqueness.