I always wanted to be a singer, and so, when I was 5 years old, I started acting classes so I could be a better performer. I wanted to have a powerful voice so I could be heard. — Q'orianka Kilcher Copy Share Image
You need people around you that care about you and are thinking about you in your best interest. And keep your mind straight. — Q'orianka Kilcher Copy Share Image
Films are very influential, and I especially feel a responsibility to tell stories that have been pushed aside. Being able to shed light on… — Q'orianka Kilcher Copy Share Image
The things I do, I do from the heart and out of love and respect for our planet and all living things. And I draw my courage from my love for justice and truth, and I calm my fears by comforting those who are more scared than me. And I try to do my best to make the world a… — Q'orianka Kilcher Copy Share
My father's Peruvian! I actually have a lot of family in Cuzco. I'm also Swiss, Alaskan, French, Spanish and Italian. — Q'orianka Kilcher Copy Share Image
I prefer home-schooling because you can work at your own pace and go towards more what you're interested in, whether it be history or… — Q'orianka Kilcher Copy Share Image
I hope to contribute to a global warming of hearts and a climate change in human consciousness. — Q'orianka Kilcher Copy Share Image
'Firelight' is a beautiful story about a lot of young women. My character, Caroline, is a girl who has a bad boyfriend, and he… — Q'orianka Kilcher Copy Share Image
I grew up doing a lot of traveling. My mom left home when she was 15 and traveled to 48 different countries and speaks… — Q'orianka Kilcher Copy Share Image
In Peru, if you gave somebody a little chance to do something, they took it to the furthest extent. They took nothing for granted.… — Q'orianka Kilcher Copy Share Image
My birthday is Feb. 11, and I'm both excited and not excited by it. You'll never be 15 again, and you really, really need… — Q'orianka Kilcher Copy Share Image
I think it's important for us as a society to remember that the youth within juvenile justice systems are, most of the time, youths… — Q'orianka Kilcher Copy Share Image
I just want to learn even more about my culture and about the Algonquin culture because I fell in love with Pocahontas and the… — Q'orianka Kilcher Copy Share Image
