--- title: "1 Paint Canvas Quotes By Chloe Zhao" description: "1 Paint Canvas quotes by Chloe Zhao. Plus more from Chloe Zhao and more Paint Canvas sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe8/chloe-zhao-25563_artist_i-constantly-modify-myself-there-are-dow_2538983.jpg" --- > [I constantly modify myself. There are downfalls to that because you are constantly trying to figure out who you are, but at the same time, I'm blessed with the lack of base paint on the canvas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-zhao/i-constantly-modify-myself-there-are-downfalls-to-that-because-you/) [Chloe Zhao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-zhao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe8/chloe-zhao-25563_artist_i-constantly-modify-myself-there-are-dow_2538983.jpg) ## More by Chloe Zhao > [I was born in Beijing and raised in England and America. I studied political science in college and film in graduate school in New…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-zhao/i-was-born-in-beijing-and-raised-in-england-and-america-i-studied/) [Chloe Zhao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-zhao/) > [I want people to feel that they've gotten to know the people in the film a little bit, gotten to see Pine Ridge in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-zhao/i-want-people-to-feel-that-they-ve-gotten-to-know-the-people-in-the/) [Chloe Zhao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-zhao/) > [Some of the most hard-working, generous people I've met in my whole life didn't really want to vote for him but did. My calling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-zhao/some-of-the-most-hard-working-generous-people-i-ve-met-in-my-whole/) [Chloe Zhao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-zhao/) > [I would love to return to China one day to make films. I've been away for too long, so I'll need to spend some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-zhao/i-would-love-to-return-to-china-one-day-to-make-films-i-ve-been-away/) [Chloe Zhao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-zhao/) > [Unfortunately, I think I drifted so much growing up that I don't have a strong sense of identity. I don't feel at home anywhere,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-zhao/unfortunately-i-think-i-drifted-so-much-growing-up-that-i-don-t-have/) [Chloe Zhao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-zhao/) > [Coming from a country that's rapidly changing, I love the idea of a place like South Dakota where nothing has really changed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-zhao/coming-from-a-country-that-s-rapidly-changing-i-love-the-idea-of-a/) [Chloe Zhao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-zhao/) > [I was a pretty free-spirited kid. I was part of a notorious group of troublemakers who didn't do well in school but had a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-zhao/i-was-a-pretty-free-spirited-kid-i-was-part-of-a-notorious-group-of/) [Chloe Zhao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-zhao/) > [I want to make more films in the heartland, the forgotten America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-zhao/i-want-to-make-more-films-in-the-heartland-the-forgotten-america/) [Chloe Zhao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-zhao/) > ['Meek's Cutoff' by Kelly Reichardt - it's beautifully shot. It's a complex story. The filmmaker gave a very patient and feminine touch to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-zhao/meek-s-cutoff-by-kelly-reichardt-it-s-beautifully-shot-it-s-a-complex/) [Chloe Zhao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-zhao/) > [I grew up in big cities my whole life, and in my late 20s, I just felt like I was looking for something else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-zhao/i-grew-up-in-big-cities-my-whole-life-and-in-my-late-20s-i-just-felt/) [Chloe Zhao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-zhao/) > [It's important to make time for yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-zhao/it-s-important-to-make-time-for-yourself/) [Chloe Zhao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-zhao/) > [I was born and raised in China, Mandarin is my first language, and I definitely know America. I think that will be my strength,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-zhao/i-was-born-and-raised-in-china-mandarin-is-my-first-language-and-i/) [Chloe Zhao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-zhao/) > [I'm heavily influenced by European and American cinema, but the further I get in my career, the more I find myself looking back East…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-zhao/i-m-heavily-influenced-by-european-and-american-cinema-but-the/) [Chloe Zhao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-zhao/) > [What defines a Western? I've probably seen three my whole life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-zhao/what-defines-a-western-i-ve-probably-seen-three-my-whole-life/) [Chloe Zhao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-zhao/) > [The films Sony Pictures Classics has distributed throughout the years have been of great inspiration to me. I'm very excited to find such a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-zhao/the-films-sony-pictures-classics-has-distributed-throughout-the-years/) [Chloe Zhao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-zhao/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/paint-canvas/chloe-zhao/#itemlist", "name": "1 Paint Canvas Quotes By Chloe Zhao", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I constantly modify myself. 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