Independence : (1626) " I play guitar and write music, and that’s definitely a huge part of my life, but it’s my personal thing that I have for me. " - Maia Mitchell " There are a lot more female writers wanting to direct their own material and hopefully will be given the opportunity. " - Laura Dern " I will never fall prey to celebrity because I am too busy. I have other things to do than look at myself in the mirror. " - Philippe Petit " We wake up and go to sleep with ourselves every single day. We see ourselves in the mirror from every angle. We know what we look like. We know what makes us happy about our bodies and what upsets us. And we don’t need to value the opinions of others at all – especially from people who that we don’t even know, or that we don’t care about. " - Camille Kostek " Every director has their own unique working style. " - Aishwarya Rajesh " There were eras of English music where people tried to rap in American accents and we lost our way. " - Kano " Eazy-E was the person to take me on my first tour, and there was nobody telling him to do it. " - Too Short " Sometimes I wonder how my filmmaking would have been affected by film school but in the end I’m glad I got to figure it out on my own. " - Riley Stearns " I’ve done so many independent movies I’m sure no one will ever see, but I’ve loved the work. " - Julianna Margulies " I’m not ever going to be dependent on someone else for a job. " - Boyd Holbrook