“The more time went by, the more something just happened, an Oh my god - I want to love someone freely and walk down the street and hold my girlfriend's hand.” WantHandsWalksHappenedStreetsGirlfriendMore TimeLove SomeoneMy Girlfriend Author:Ellen Page
“If you're a girl and you don't fit the very specific vision of what a girl should be, which is always from a man's perspective, then you're a little bit at a loss.” IfsMenShouldLittlesGirlBitsLossVisionPerspectiveFitLittle Bit Author:Ellen Page
“You think you're in a place where you're all 'I'm thrilled to be gay, I have no issues about being gay anymore, I don't feel shame about being gay,' but you actually do. You're just not fully aware of it. I think I still felt scared about people knowing. I felt awkward around gay people; I felt guilty for not being myself.” PeopleThinkingFeelsStillsFeltKnowingIssuesGayShameScaredGuiltyAwkwardGay PeopleBeing GayBeing Myself Author:Ellen Page
“It's weird because here I am, an actress, representing - at least in some sense - an industry that places crushing standards on all of us. Not just young people, but everyone. Standards of beauty. Of a good life. Of success. Standards that, I hate to admit, have affected me.” PeopleYoungHateIndustryStandardsI HateActressesCrushAffectedGood LifeRepresentingHere I AmStandards Of Beauty Author:Ellen Page
“You have ideas planted in your head, thoughts you never had before, that tell you how you have to act, how you have to dress and who you have to be. I have been trying to push back, to be authentic, to follow my heart, but it can be hard.” TryingHeartHas BeensIdeasHardMy HeartDresses Author:Ellen Page
“If we took just 5 minutes to recognize each other's beauty, instead of attacking each other for our differences. That's not hard. It's really an easier and better way to live. And ultimately, it saves lives. Then again, it's not easy at all. It can be the hardest thing, because loving other people starts with loving ourselves and accepting ourselves. I know many of you have struggled with this. I draw upon your strength and your support, and have, in ways you will never know.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayHardEasyDifferencesAcceptingSupportMinutesEasierDrawsHardestHardest ThingAttackingBetter WaysWay To LiveSave A LifeLoving Others Author:Ellen Page
“I don’t believe in eye-for-an-eye. The most incredible, sustainable, beautiful movements have been non-violent movements of civil disobedience.” BelieveHas BeensEyeBeautifulMovementDon't BelieveIncrediblesViolentDisobedienceCivil DisobedienceNon ViolentEye For An Eye Author:Ellen Page
“You hear things like, ‘People shouldn’t know about your life because you’re creating an illusion on-screen.’ But I don’t see other actresses going to great lengths to hide their heterosexuality. That’s an unfair double standard.” PeopleKnowsCreatingStandardsIllusionActressesScreensLengthUnfairDouble StandardHeterosexuality Author:Ellen Page
“This world would be a whole lot better if we just made an effort to be less horrible to one another.” IfsWorldInspirationalMadeWholeWould BeChangeEffortThis WorldActressesHorribleChanging The WorldMaking A DifferenceMaking ChangesRespecting OthersBeing A Better PersonInteracting With OthersBetter Me Author:Ellen Page
“I am a feminist and I am totally pro-choice, but what's funny is when you say that people assume that you are pro-abortion. I don't love abortion but I want women to be able to choose and I don't want white dudes in an office being able to make laws on things like this. I mean what are we going to do - go back to clothes hangers?” PeopleWantMeanAbleLawChoicesWhiteOfficeClothesAssumingFeministAbortionHangersI Want A WomanPro Abortion Author:Ellen Page