Whatever the self describes, describes the self.
Joe Wright is incredible and I'm a huge admirer of his work in general, but specifically his aesthetics and poeticism.
The clearer that division [of social media] is between it not being a reflection of reality, and being a complete make-believe world, the more we're helping ourselves.
Sometimes acting, particularly in film, can feel so contained. You need to be small and not overplay things, so it's such a relief to be able to go as far as you can go with an emotion or a feeling or a speech.
I didn't know how to check other people's feeds. When I started Instagram, it was just me posting! But then at some point, like eight months ago, I realized I could see what other people were sharing. It was so exciting and so fun, but it was like I'd already gotten into the rhythm of sharing and not worrying about what it was like compared to other accounts. I think that was kind of protective, in a way.
I had watched an episode of Black Mirror almost exactly a year prior to when I started shooting my episode. I was by myself in New Zealand, and my husband was like, "You have to see this show. It's so incredible. "
In the culture we live in, there's this pervasive, shared agreement that there's a certain body type to admire, and it isn't actually based on anything real or substantive.
So, I was always frustrated having to write and having to cut things. Why should you have to cut anything?
Exotic: meaning you're "desired. " For madness is seductive, sexy. Female madness. So long as the female is reasonably young and attractive.
Travel is a state of mind. It has nothing to do with existence or the exotic. It is almost always an inner experience.
I don't think you can be a good musician if you just listen to rap, or just the [type of music] you do. You gotta be open to other ideas.