“The trick is to get people to read anything, to engender the love of reading. Once you can read, you can teach yourself anything. Librarians are key, I think. They hold the power to empower.” PeopleThinkingReadingTeachKeysTricksEmpoweringLibrarianLove Of Reading Author:Jane Cleland
“You work hard and you pray, and you do something where you know the energy around the project is right, but you never really know if it's going to hit and resonate with audiences.” IfsKnowsHardEnergyAudienceHard WorkPrayingProjects Author:Jussie Smollett
“Some of the greatest films and television have only been seen by the people that make them. And some of the greatest music is only heard by the people who make it.” PeopleFilmHeardTelevisionMusic IsFilm And TelevisionGreatest Music Author:Jussie Smollett
“There really is no weight to telling the truth. It's a little scary sometimes, but if you tell the truth, you don't have to be looking over your shoulder.” IfsLittlesSometimesWeightScaryShouldersTelling The TruthOver You Author:Jussie Smollett
“There's not one human being on the planet earth who has never felt, at some point, unaccepted. At some point in our lives, we feel like we're not good enough, but we have to step back and realize that we are.” FeelsHumansEnoughEarthFeltRealizingHuman BeingsStepsOur LivesPlanetsGood EnoughPlanet EarthNot Good Enough Author:Jussie Smollett
“Me releasing my music, if anything, is an opportunity to show the world my stories and tell the world my stories.” IfsWorldStoriesShowsOpportunity Author:Jussie Smollett
“My aunt was a fashion model and I happened to go to her agency with her, one day, when I was five. A talent agent said, "You should come talk to us." I did a few things. I did an indie movie and commercials, and stuff.” ShouldSaidStuffFiveHappenedTalentFashionOne DayModelsAgentsAgencyAuntFashion ModelIndie Movie Author:Ellar Coltrane
“I think a lot of people were like, "Oh, you're 13, you're gonna rebel." But I was never in public school and I was never really forced to do much of anything, as a kid.” PeopleThinkingKidsSchoolRebelPublic School Author:Ellar Coltrane
“The fact that I'd never really seen myself on screen allowed for a blissful ignorance. It didn't feel like a movie. I didn't have that self-consciousness. It was a game that I was playing.” FeelsSelfFactsGamesConsciousnessIgnoranceScreensSelf ConsciousnessBlissful Ignorance Author:Ellar Coltrane
“I feel like with every character, you try to put yourself in that person's position and just completely use your imagination. That's what I do, at least. Everything is just pretend.” FeelsTryingPersonsCharacterUseImaginationPosition Author:Elle Fanning