I think with 'Skinwalkers,' the success of it spoke for itself. Meaning a lot of people wanted to see something new on… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
Those traumas when it comes to the historical past generation to generation; our children, our grandchildren, our future grandchildren learn these behaviors.… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
I've learned that for Indian people, the opportunity for us to succeed is very slim. So acting was a great tool for… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
Movies have been my way to get out of my backyard. I'm trying to let people know that movies change people's lives. — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
I don't have an answer for why Hollywood still casts non-ethnic people for ethnic roles. It's something that has to change. Sometimes… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
I go to South Dakota for ceremonies when I have the time. And when you learn what the Indian peoples have gone… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
Some people look for a certain structure in their lives that they're comfortable with. People who work hard on the road as… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
I'm not gonna fall. I'm tired of falling. I'm tired of seeing our people fall. I don't believe in failure. It's what… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
We [Native Americans] respect being human beings, but also the natural and spiritual world and I thought that came across wonderfully and… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
Ever since I started acting, I've always spoken to our people about identity. I've spoken to kids, telling them: "Where do I… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
I always believed in if you give your best, people will see it, and it moves to the next level. I got… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, my white friends would call me: 'Hey, Chief!' Even when I go to work now, people call… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
Acting for me was an escape and it wasn't until Smoke Signals that made me realize that acting is a personal development and challenge… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
I feel I will always have that spirit bear with me, so I will always feel protected. — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
When I initially started acting, all I wanted to do was to be in one movie. That's it. That was my goal. — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
I was in high school. A couple of my friends and I decided we had to be in a class together where we could… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
Once you lose your parents, you get this numbness, this feeling of having to really be able to connect yourself with someone. I depended… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
I think when I started acting it was the first time I got the freedom of expression. I was able to express certain emotions… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
I remember, as a kid, I'd follow the rooster and the chickens and watch what type of grass they'd eat. And me and my… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
I learned the mechanics of how to fly a plane, but I never lifted a plane off the ground. — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
Acting has made me embrace my childhood. It's become some weird form of therapy. It's like I have a place where I can release… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
What's nice about 'Skinwalkers' is it's allowing an audience to see a different Indian perspective... I think, for myself, I'm trying to put the… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
Well to me growing, up I've had my own psychological war with my parents dying at such a young age. My mother was killed… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
You can't propel a nation to move forward if all you are doing is taking something from them. — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
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