I was always told by my ballet teachers that I was their actress because I was very performative in my roles. I wasn't getting cast in roles like the Sugar Plum Fairy. I was getting the Rat King. — Lily Gladstone Copy Share Image
For me, just the sheer fact that I get to act and do this for a living is enough personal gratification and individual fulfillment.… — Lily Gladstone Copy Share
Indian country is small, word gets around about how people conduct themselves when they come into your community. — Lily Gladstone Copy Share
As a Montanan, a significant chunk of your life growing up is spent in a car, traveling. People say it's a small town with… — Lily Gladstone Copy Share
I was born and raised on my reservation in my mountains on my plains. That's still where I feel the most full. — Lily Gladstone Copy Share
My very first paycheck was for $125 dollars as a featured extra as 'a crying girl' in a small indie film called 'Here Come… — Lily Gladstone Copy Share
Martin Scorsese and I first met over Zoom; then I met with both Marty and Leonardo DiCaprio, but I never read the script with… — Lily Gladstone Copy Share
Ballet, dance, movement, performance - it is the bedrock of why I love to perform. — Lily Gladstone Copy Share
Any role I play, which is native or highlights native history or culture, whether or not it's laid out, I'm always going to make… — Lily Gladstone Copy Share
My path to acting started with watching a lot of movies, because I grew up in a very rural place, that was snowed in… — Lily Gladstone Copy Share
I was raised on a reservation, went to public school. It's a very normal, sort of working-class upbringing in one way, and in another… — Lily Gladstone Copy Share
I've been asked since my undergrad if I want my characters to be limited by ethnicity. So far, it hasn't helped me back. — Lily Gladstone Copy Share
My dad saw early on when I was onstage that I just thrived. When I was nine, it was the worst of it. I… — Lily Gladstone Copy Share
I think there's a perception from the city that the country is a very hostile environment. And that's not the case, necessarily. — Lily Gladstone Copy Share
