Quotes by Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

Acting is something that I’ve done since I was so young. I always felt – certainly as a teenager – really cynical about acting. I definitely didn’t feel like it was something I wanted to do, and so I really took it for granted.

Acting

Cynical

Teenager

AIDS is a global problem and there should be a global solution found by the entire international community. It is really scary to see and imagine our world fall into pieces because we refuse to share and put in the common vestiges of our civilizations.

Civilization

Fall

Our World

All of my short films are about marriages, and I think that this probably comes from some kind of unconscious fascination with my parents’ story and what they went through.

Fascination

Parent

Thinking

Being a human being is all about experiencing all of the wonders of the world and therefore as an actress, I’m open to any opportunity that may enrich my horizon.

Horizon

Opportunity

World

I always look for an intense experience, an intense ride. There is nothing better than a good zombie movie where you run crazy and blow at monsters! It was a physical shoot and I enjoyed it.

Blow

Crazy

Running

I am aware that I’ve generally been more attracted to introspective roles, but it’s sort of bizarre, because it’s the opposite of who I am in many ways. I think I’m quite an extroverted, loud person. So it interests me that that’s sort of the place that I go all quiet, is when I’m onscreen. It’s a bit strange.

Quiet

Strange

Thinking

I enjoy doing my more intimate and less commercial pictures and also I enjoy directing.

Enjoy

Intimate

I feel like I’ve always had two selves – the part of me that makes films and the part of me that’s political, and they haven’t really connected that much. Alias Grace talks about things like class and immigration and women’s rights, which felt really good. But especially now, there are pressing things to be said. It’s a really scary time in the world. It’s a very scary thing to have an American president who openly brags about assaulting women and is openly racist. This isn’t a moment to be speaking in metaphors.

Grace

Political

Scary

I just feel like it’s so amazing every few years when I’m not making a film to act and basically go back to film school and just watch other filmmakers work and try to be a part of somebody else’s vision. So I feel like you do use two very different parts of your brain, and it’s great to be able to jump back and forth.

School

Two

Years

I still feel that a movie has to attempt to say something – even if it fails miserably. But I’ve sort of given up on believing that I’m going to change the world with every film I choose to act in.

Believe

Film

World

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Quotes by Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

Acting is something that I’ve done since I was so young. I always felt – certainly as a teenager – really cynical about acting. I definitely didn’t feel like it was something I wanted to do, and so I really took it for granted.

AIDS is a global problem and there should be a global solution found by the entire international community. It is really scary to see and imagine our world fall into pieces because we refuse to share and put in the common vestiges of our civilizations.

All of my short films are about marriages, and I think that this probably comes from some kind of unconscious fascination with my parents’ story and what they went through.

Being a human being is all about experiencing all of the wonders of the world and therefore as an actress, I’m open to any opportunity that may enrich my horizon.

I always look for an intense experience, an intense ride. There is nothing better than a good zombie movie where you run crazy and blow at monsters! It was a physical shoot and I enjoyed it.

I enjoy doing my more intimate and less commercial pictures and also I enjoy directing.

I still feel that a movie has to attempt to say something – even if it fails miserably. But I’ve sort of given up on believing that I’m going to change the world with every film I choose to act in.

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