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Quote by Melanie Nicholls-King

“I want to be remembered as an actor who was able to touch people with what I offered to the world. That a young person, especially a young black woman will look at me and see herself and know that she too can achieve whatever dream her heart creates.”

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Melanie Nicholls-King

Melanie Nicholls-King is an English actress known for her work in British theater and television. Her exact birth and death dates are not available. more

“I want to be remembered as kind and generous of spirit and someone who loved to laugh and that I never took my blessings or other people for granted. That the stories I chose to tell benefited the world in some way instead of taking away from it. When I am remembered, I want that person to have a smile on their face.”

People World Kind Spirit Laughing Blessing Granted Generous My Blessing

Author:Melanie Nicholls-King

“It took a pretty drastic moment to shift my thinking towards visual arts. I got to a moment in my writing career when I wasn't trusting the language, I was really not trusting the written language, the English language. How do you work with a material that you don't have trust in? I had to step away from it and find another way of articulating and I had to do it without words.”

Thinking Writing Art Moments Language English Language Visual Art Drastic Not Trusting

Author:Truong Tran

“The politics of language and the politics of writing really got to me. I've heard this phrase more than once now: this idea of the poetry wars, or the idea that people within the space of writing are at odds with one another or manipulating language to further one's political stance, manipulating language in ways that really felt dirty to me. All of these things worked their way into and through language for me.”

People Writing War Political Language Dirty

Author:Truong Tran

“It is just so satisfying to create work that is beyond the framework of language. I think for me that when I make art, I allow myself the opportunity to think with my hands as well. The thing about writing is that you're constantly grappling with every word, because it is removed from the consideration of words in many ways, it can just allow you to move through the art. I discover things in the act of making.”

Thinking Writing Art Moving Opportunity Language Consideration

Author:Truong Tran