Explore popular quotes and sayings by a New Zealander actress Keisha Castle-Hughes.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
Keisha Castle-Hughes is an Australian-born New Zealand actress who rose to prominence for playing Paikea "Pai" Apirana in the film Whale Rider. She was nominated for several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Actor/Actress, which she won.
I come from a big family, so I'd like to have a big family.
I've lived a fast-paced life, but I had the best childhood. I didn't miss out on anything by having my daughter at a young age.
I was able to grow up and do silly things and have a life with only a small amount of public scrutiny.
I want to be a science teacher. My friends asked me why, but I'm intrigued by it and I'm quite good at science at school.
Thanks to a lot of people, not just myself, 'Whale Rider' had an amazing impact emotionally, and people remember it. I count myself very lucky that all those doors were unlocked, I just had to open them.
Your private life should be private. I reckon that's a good thing that you talk about your work and you talk about what you're doing, but without having to go into how your brother's been and how your mum's been because none of that's really relevant.
I absolutely love being a mother. It's been a blessing. It's fun and it's hard, but it's absolutely amazing.
When I found out this was going to be the last 'Star Wars' film that was ever going to be made, I felt pretty privileged to be in it.
It feels kind of strange knowing that I rule the whole planet of Naboo and I'm only thirteen. At first, my face—because it was really white—was a bit of a shock. But when the whole costume was put together and the headdress was put on, I really felt proud, like a Queen.
I thought 'I can't be an actor, I can't'. Then this film came up and it was like someone saying to me, 'You can, don't give up'.
Thanks to a lot of people, not just myself, Whale Rider had an amazing impact emotionally, and people remember it. I count myself very lucky that all those doors were unlocked, I just had to open them.