Acting is something that I've done since I was so young. I always felt - certainly as a teenager - really cynical about acting. I definitely didn't feel like it was something I wanted to do, and so I really… — 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
![“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 row . . . most women who direct always come in on budget, always come in on schedule…” quote by Sarah Polley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/135/sarah-polley-14950_brilliance_we-re-still-at-a-point-where-women-direc_955450.jpg)