We're still at a point where women [directors] aren't allowed to be mad visionaries. We have to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that we're responsible, that we can handle it, that we've got all our ducks in a… — Sarah Polley Copy Share Image
It's hard to give up that amount of control. It's scary to make yourself that vulnerable. Because you might do all kinds of things that are unplanned or are unexpected that maybe don't work, and you have to trust the… — Sarah Polley Copy Share Image
I feel like I've always had two selves - the part of me that makes films and the part of me that's political, and… — Sarah Polley Copy Share Image
I think that we need to get along together if we want to survive in the twenty-first century. — Sarah Polley Copy Share Image
With being a mother, I feel like you choose how you spend your time so much more carefully - which is a good thing. — Sarah Polley Copy Share Image
There is no point trying to figure out who is guilty or not at un-balancing the planet. I think we need to figure out… — Sarah Polley Copy Share Image
We're in this space right now where things are very precarious for women and things in the States are so terrifying. There are so… — Sarah Polley Copy Share Image
In fact, there's an entire universe out there that's pretty much indifferent to struggles that big, no matter how serious they've been in your… — Sarah Polley Copy Share Image
I am aware that I've generally been more attracted to introspective roles, but it's sort of bizarre, because it's the opposite of who I… — Sarah Polley Copy Share Image
I enjoy doing my more intimate and less commercial pictures and also I enjoy directing. — Sarah Polley Copy Share Image
Being a human being is all about experiencing all of the wonders of the world and therefore as an actress, I'm open to any… — Sarah Polley Copy Share Image
Playing roles that are intense and damaged has always come more easily to me than doing comedies or lighter stuff - that would be… — Sarah Polley Copy Share Image
I think that I get different kinds of joy out of directing a film and acting, and it's sort of necessary to just be… — Sarah Polley Copy Share Image
We're still at a point where women [directors] aren't allowed to be mad visionaries. We have to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt… — Sarah Polley Copy Share Image
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