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> [Film and TV is a very hard profession to enter into if you don't have the ability to take a long period of time without making money so you can write, direct or raise financing, or work your way up,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-polley/film-and-tv-is-a-very-hard-profession-to-enter-into-if-you-don-t-have/)

[Sarah Polley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-polley/)

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## More by Sarah Polley

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-polley/i-feel-like-i-ve-always-had-two-selves-the-part-of-me-that-makes/)

[Sarah Polley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-polley/)

> [I think that we need to get along together if we want to survive in the twenty-first century.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-polley/i-think-that-we-need-to-get-along-together-if-we-want-to-survive-in/)

[Sarah Polley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-polley/)

> [With being a mother, I feel like you choose how you spend your time so much more carefully - which is a good thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-polley/with-being-a-mother-i-feel-like-you-choose-how-you-spend-your-time-so/)

[Sarah Polley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-polley/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-polley/there-is-no-point-trying-to-figure-out-who-is-guilty-or-not-at-un/)

[Sarah Polley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-polley/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-polley/we-re-in-this-space-right-now-where-things-are-very-precarious-for/)

[Sarah Polley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-polley/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-polley/in-fact-there-s-an-entire-universe-out-there-that-s-pretty-much/)

[Sarah Polley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-polley/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-polley/i-am-aware-that-i-ve-generally-been-more-attracted-to-introspective/)

[Sarah Polley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-polley/)

> [I enjoy doing my more intimate and less commercial pictures and also I enjoy directing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-polley/i-enjoy-doing-my-more-intimate-and-less-commercial-pictures-and-also/)

[Sarah Polley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-polley/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-polley/being-a-human-being-is-all-about-experiencing-all-of-the-wonders-of/)

[Sarah Polley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-polley/)

> [Playing roles that are intense and damaged has always come more easily to me than doing comedies or lighter stuff - that would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-polley/playing-roles-that-are-intense-and-damaged-has-always-come-more/)

[Sarah Polley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-polley/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-polley/i-think-that-i-get-different-kinds-of-joy-out-of-directing-a-film-and/)

[Sarah Polley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-polley/)

> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-polley/we-re-still-at-a-point-where-women-directors-aren-t-allowed-to-be-mad/)

[Sarah Polley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-polley/)

> [I think that cynicism can often be mistaken for wisdom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-polley/i-think-that-cynicism-can-often-be-mistaken-for-wisdom/)

[Sarah Polley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-polley/)

> [All of my short films are about marriages, and I think that this probably comes from some kind of unconscious fascination with my parents'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-polley/all-of-my-short-films-are-about-marriages-and-i-think-that-this/)

[Sarah Polley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-polley/)

> [So I decided to make a film about our need to tell stories, to own our stories, to understand them, and to have them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-polley/so-i-decided-to-make-a-film-about-our-need-to-tell-stories-to-own-our/)

[Sarah Polley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-polley/)

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