My mom raised me to be an independent woman, and if there is anything I want in life, to go after it. And that nobody could hold me back. The only person that could do that was myself. That's the core of who I am and she ingrained that in me at a really young age, so I've been an independent, strong person my whole life.
I am surely a feminist filmmaker, but not because I set out to become one, or am trying to make any kind of statement. Rather, it's inherent in the act of expressing myself, as a woman who is deeply alienated from mainstream cinematic structures of seeing. I express myself and am instantly feminist.
I remember after a year in London, I was at an MTV party and a friend saying to me that it was such a brave thing to do to come over to London by myself. I never thought it was a big deal. It was my dream. I am so independent. It is just ridiculous. I am too independent for my own good.
I think it's particularly a distinctively American concept that resonates with American culture through biker culture. A motorcycle is an independent thing. You're like, 'I don't want to ride in a car with this person. I want to be independent and ride by myself. But, let's ride in a group. Let's be independent, together.'
I am expressing myself truthfully. That is an important thing.
I just love feeling myself, and moving, flexing, jumping, expressing, dancing and doing movement. I'm in tune with it. I like to express myself with my body, more so than intellectually. But, I am a geek.
Expressing myself is what I love most; not having enough time is what I hate about it... I keep to myself, though, when I am on tour, and focus on the tour.
I'm just being who I am and expressing myself as everyone else does.
Documentaries were necessary for my growth as a person. I grew up very sheltered and it was a form of expressing myself.
I am a very driven and hardworking person, and I am independent, and I feel that I have really good instincts.
I am a fiercely independent person, and I am no one's pawn.
When I am in India, I feel pampered. However, when I am In Georgia, I am on my own, as I have to cook and do things all by myself. However, that gives me an independent feeling.
I am not very good at expressing myself in a simple way so it can create mis-understandings and I hate that.
My puppets are far more liberated than I am. Ventriloquism is a useful way of expressing myself.
I'm such an independent person, I always want to do everything myself.
Acting and emotionally expressing myself, seeing the world and being a mom are just all very exciting to me. I'm a real curious person.