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title: "1 School Acting Quotes By Michelle Rodriguez"
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> [I'd done two years' worth of extra work, and all my friends who I would go on auditions with went to school for acting. These were kids who knew when they were 14 years old that this was what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rodriguez/i-d-done-two-years-worth-of-extra-work-and-all-my-friends-who-i-would/)

[Michelle Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rodriguez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58d/michelle-rodriguez-5271_acting_i-d-done-two-years-worth-of-extra-work-a_2819280.png)

## More by Michelle Rodriguez

> [I would like to see a fierce Fantasia mixed with Blade Runner, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars all in one. That's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rodriguez/i-would-like-to-see-a-fierce-fantasia-mixed-with-blade-runner-lord-of/)

[Michelle Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rodriguez/)

> [I just loved storytelling. That's what I thought I would end up doing. I thought I would probably go to school and end up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rodriguez/i-just-loved-storytelling-that-s-what-i-thought-i-would-end-up-doing/)

[Michelle Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rodriguez/)

> [You can keep knocking me down forever, I'll keep getting up and trying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rodriguez/you-can-keep-knocking-me-down-forever-i-ll-keep-getting-up-and-trying/)

[Michelle Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rodriguez/)

> [Going to car racing school was phenomenal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rodriguez/going-to-car-racing-school-was-phenomenal/)

[Michelle Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rodriguez/)

> [Ill never get Over the Rhine or have Diana Krall all over me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rodriguez/ill-never-get-over-the-rhine-or-have-diana-krall-all-over-me/)

[Michelle Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rodriguez/)

> [People love destroying mankind, for some strange reason. You make a movie about mankind's destruction, you're going to fill seats. People just love the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rodriguez/people-love-destroying-mankind-for-some-strange-reason-you-make-a/)

[Michelle Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rodriguez/)

> [I wanted to express myself. I wanted to be creative and I didn't want to worry about someone bossing me around in the process.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rodriguez/i-wanted-to-express-myself-i-wanted-to-be-creative-and-i-didn-t-want/)

[Michelle Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rodriguez/)

> [When I was about 11, 12, we moved to Jersey City. Everywhere I go I'm an outsider.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rodriguez/when-i-was-about-11-12-we-moved-to-jersey-city-everywhere-i-go-i-m-an/)

[Michelle Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rodriguez/)

> [Basically I was a rebel growing up. I got kicked out of six schools. But I don't think that it makes you less of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rodriguez/basically-i-was-a-rebel-growing-up-i-got-kicked-out-of-six-schools/)

[Michelle Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rodriguez/)

> [I'm like, "Well, damn, that means that I have to carry a flag." I don't have the freedom to just do anything, because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rodriguez/i-m-like-well-damn-that-means-that-i-have-to-carry-a-flag-i-don-t/)

[Michelle Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rodriguez/)

> [The only place that I'd be worried about being typecast is the independent film world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rodriguez/the-only-place-that-i-d-be-worried-about-being-typecast-is-the/)

[Michelle Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rodriguez/)

> [Everyday above ground is a good day!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rodriguez/everyday-above-ground-is-a-good-day/)

[Michelle Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rodriguez/)

> [I don't have an agent. The only work I get is through friendships that I've already built.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rodriguez/i-don-t-have-an-agent-the-only-work-i-get-is-through-friendships-that/)

[Michelle Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rodriguez/)

> [I've always been and will always be very private about my personal life. If anything ever goes public, it is by default, because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rodriguez/i-ve-always-been-and-will-always-be-very-private-about-my-personal/)

[Michelle Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rodriguez/)

> [At school, I was this tomboy kid who just loved to hang out with her friends and learn curse words, trying to fit in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rodriguez/at-school-i-was-this-tomboy-kid-who-just-loved-to-hang-out-with-her/)

[Michelle Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rodriguez/)

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