Some of the very first films, I think the very first film, was of Native people. It was us filming ourselves and documenting some of our dances. That's some of the very earliest archival film footage. The first movie, I… — 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 Image
Indian country is small, word gets around about how people conduct themselves when they come into your community. — Lily Gladstone Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Ballet, dance, movement, performance - it is the bedrock of why I love to perform. — Lily Gladstone Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
