Women Are Socialized To Be Nice, To

Acting Is What I Do. It's Not What I Solely Define Myself As.

What Brings People Down Is The Same Thing Over And Over.

All Of [motherhood] Surprised Me. It Surprised Me From The Very First Second I Saw Jack. I'd Believed That My Pregnancy Was A Condition. It Never Computed. And There He Was. Everyone Made Fun Of Me Because I Stared At Him For Months And Months, Not Being Able To Believe He Was Real.

Even In The First World, Expectations Are Not As High For Women As They Are For Men. We Get That Message Subtly, But In The Third World, It Isn't Subtle. Girls Are Isolated And Encouraged Not To Talk To One Another.

I Don't Think We Realise Just How Fast We Go Until You Stop For A Minute And Realise Just How Loud And How Hectic Your Life Is, And How Easily Distracted You Can Get.