Every people deserves to conserve its identity without being ideologically colonised.
I was hugely relieved to discover there was a purpose for girls with loud voices.
Broadway has changed tremendously from the early days when the shows were referred to as musical comedies. Musical Theater is now a more expanded art form. Back then, singeractors were not the norm. From the 60's to now, it is necessary to do it all to be a consummate Broadway performer.
Feminism - the word - can give us a handle, a rallying point, a common ground, and help us build a bridge. Why not claim the gift of the word as a place to begin?
We cant compare stories. We can only know in our hearts that we are the same. That may be the best we can do.
As you get older, your voice changes, as well. Your voice should be able to last as long as you last.
So, when the discussion about not using the term feminist came up at a conference workshop, I couldn't believe it. The more I listened, the more I felt the need to express my passion about my identity as a feminist.
It was a subject [ volcanoes] that was dormant in me for a long time and it popped up 40 years ago when I made a [short] film on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe about a volcano that was about to explode and a single farmer refused to leave ["La Soufrière"].
I make money using my brains and lose money listening to my heart. But in the long run my books balance pretty well.
You know the Singaporean. He is a hard-working, industrious, rugged individual. Or we would not have made the grade. But let us also recognise that he is a champion grumbler.
Expect poison from the standing water.