Jennifer Beals: Trending quotes (page 2)

“I don’t know that I’ve ever fit in, ever. And I say that not in a bad way. I mean, in some ways, it’s a relief not to fit in, because you get to look at different sides equally. Like I don’t know that I have always found my tribe. My tribe are the people who don’t feel like they fit in. And frankly, I think that a lot of people don’t feel like they fit in.”

Jennifer Beals

Interview with Jian Gomeshi, CBC Radio Q (16 February 2011) http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/QTV_on_bol...2/ID=1886977325/.

People , Way , Feeling , Thinking

“All of us have an artist inside us. It's part of our DNA as human beings. We have all witnessed the power of the arts to deeply connect people, to open our minds to new ideas and express our innermost sacred selves. The imagination isn't just simply reserved for children. The imagination can be, for all of us, a very real gateway to joy, understanding, liberation and peace.”

Jennifer Beals

Speech at The Dalai Lama Public Talk, University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois (17 July 2011) http://www.jennifer-beals.com/media/speeches/dalailama.html.

Children , People , Peace , Art

“Every set is a man's world. Even on 'The L Word,' the crew was primarily men. The whole world is a man's world, unless you're in a nunnery. And even that is colored by what you're allowed, what doctrine you're allowed to practice.”

Jennifer Beals

Interview at Reading Eagle (13 February 2011) http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=286772.

Men , World , Color

“[On running] For me running is about freedom. I find that the freer I feel, the faster I am.”

Jennifer Beals

http://jennifer-beals.com/media/press/runners_world.html Runner’s World magazine (June 2009)].

Feeling , Freedom

“[On what she learned from working on The L Word] I think that I learned the most clearly was how connected we all are. And that (does air quotation marks) "gay issues" are also women's issues because homophobia is a form of misogyny…And I feel much more motivated to speak out when I see something that I don't like or that just smells wrong…I see how all women are connected. You know, and that we are all either repressed or we repress ourselves in certain ways, and that's truly codified within the culture. And that I'm not so far removed from that woman in the Congo who's terrified to go out into the woods to look for firewood.”

Jennifer Beals

New York Times Talks Panel (20 April 2009) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeZgJ3EJrbE.

Women , Way , Feeling , Motivation

“Love is large; love defies limits. People talk about the sanctity of love -- love is by definition sacred. Not some love between some people, but all love between all people.”

Jennifer Beals

Speech at 4th Annual Power Up Premiere Gala, Los Angeles, California (7 November 2004) http://jennifer-beals.com/media/speeches/powerup.html.

Love , People

“It has been said, "History is written by the victors." I take this to mean we can make ourselves victorious by writing, and then rewriting our own stories. In a country and culture so dominated by media, by the manipulation of words and stories, telling the tales of people whose stories historically have not been told is a radical act and I believe an act that can change the world and help rewrite history.”

Jennifer Beals

Speech at 4th Annual Power Up Premiere Gala, Los Angeles, California (7 November 2004) http://jennifer-beals.com/media/speeches/powerup.html.

People , World , History , Change

“We can have the final word on hate, neglect, disease and all the other insidious characters that still script their way into our stories…for now, but not forever.”

Jennifer Beals

“It’s a Wrap”, message posted on ourchart.com (16 October 2008) http://www.jennifer-beals.com/media/speeches/oc.html#wrap.

Hate , Disease , Way

“It behooves all of us to have everyone experience their deepest, most beautiful, most profound and powerful self, because those people are more apt to give their gift to everyone else rather than shudder in fear.”

Jennifer Beals

Interview, H Monthly (10 February 2009) http://www.hmonthly.com/2009/02/10/jennifer-beals-final-season-word/.

People , Fear , Beauty

“[On the message of the Dalai Lama] We are in a very important time, where it’s clear that we live…in a pluralistic society. And certainly the Internet has made it clear that the actions of one group of people on one side of the globe can instantaneously affect the actions of another group people on the other side of the globe. So in this time when we are all so interconnected, the idea of practicing tolerance and non-discrimination doesn’t mean that you weaken yourself or that you weaken your society. On the contrary, I think it means that you’re able to strengthen yourself and your society.”

Jennifer Beals

Interview on WGN Radio (3 May 2011) http://www.wgnradio.com/shows/johnwilliams/wgnam-john-williams-050311-b,0,7181575.mp3file/.

People , Idea , Thinking , Time

“The fact is we are all, no matter where we live, surrounded constantly by stories, whether they are literal, oral or visual…the benign story I'm really growing tired of is the "humorous" story of the blonde woman who is either injured or humiliated all in order to sell beer. Not funny. I am tired of these stories. I am angered by these stories. There are other stories far more wondrous — stories of women claiming and reclaiming power, stories of rage and resistance and indefatigable courage, and stories of women and some men — reaching across great divides and into the most treacherous places on Earth where turmoil reigns and violence against women is unchecked, taking the hands of those women, helping to lift them up and leading them toward safety and sanctuary and self-determination.”

Jennifer Beals

Speech at private fundraiser for V-Day (March 2008) http://www.jennifer-beals.com/media/speeches/vday.html.

Women , Men , Courage , Beer

“[On yoga] Once you've completed a wonderful class, you get a sense of the deepest, purest part of yourself. You feel like you are connected to everybody else in the world.”

Jennifer Beals

Jennifer Beals on yoga (Date unknown) http://jennifer-beals.com/media/press/yoga.html.

World , Feeling , Sense , Parting

“At any given moment in your life, you have the choice between love and fear. And that’s a choice you make. You make the choice of how you react to events.”

Jennifer Beals

Interview with Windy City Queercast (5 February 2011) http://www.windycityqueercast.com/audio.html?ID=535

Love , Life , Fear

“There is this incredible, indelible community that has sprung up around the show, a community that gathers in homes and clubs, from Los Angeles to Topeka, Kansas and around the world. A community that, in some places, meets quietly in a lesbian bar that doesn’t even exist depending on whom you ask.”

Jennifer Beals

“It’s a Wrap”, message posted on ourchart.com (16 October 2008) http://www.jennifer-beals.com/media/speeches/oc.html#wrap.

World , Angels , Home , Communication

“I hope through The L Word to become an honorary member of the gay tribe. I cherish the thought that some young girl or woman somewhere may one night turn on the television and for the first time ever see her life represented -- not as an isolated incident but as a multiplicity. Her overwhelming fear may have been that she might never find her tribe, she might never find love and now she knows that they are both out there waiting for her.”

Jennifer Beals

Speech at L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center Women's Night (17 April 2004) http://www.jennifer-beals.com/media/speeches/womensnight2004.html.

Love , Life , Fear , Hope

“…The L Word reaffirmed that good storytelling has a way of creating community. Fans everywhere have been connecting with each other online, in public and at home-viewing parties.”

Jennifer Beals

Speech at 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, San Francisco, California (10 May 2008) http://www.jennifer-beals.com/media/speeches/glaad2008.html.

Way , Home , Communication

“Compassion takes imagination.”

Jennifer Beals

Interview on ABC Chicago (3 May 2011) http://abclocal.go.com/wls/video?id=8109463/

Imagination

“Just when you think you know something, it gets turned around and challenged in some way. But those changes are welcome because you end up learning more.”

Jennifer Beals

Interview in First for Women magazine (February 8, 2010, p. 46) http://jennifer-beals.com/media/press/first.html.

Way , Thinking , Learning , Change

“When I started out, there weren't that many strong female roles, especially women who weren't just strong emotionally. I mean this is a also woman [her character on The Chicago Code, Teresa Colvin] who is strong physically, who isn't afraid of physicality. But now there are a lot more roles for women that are quite strong. I think the Academy Award nominations bespeak how many really great roles there are for women right now, and that's primarily because women are creating those roles for themselves.”

Jennifer Beals

Interview on Good Day Atlanta (4 February 2011) http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/good_day_atl/Actress-Jennifer-Beals-of-The-Chicago-Code-20110204-gda-sd/.

Women , Thinking , Strong

“I’m not always really calm, but I try not to get taken away by things that are incredibly transitory.”

Jennifer Beals

Interview in autostraddle.com (5 March 2010) http://www.autostraddle.com/jennifer-beals-photographs-the-l-word-cast-is-perfect-the-autostraddle-interview-35670/2/.