I've learned that for Indian people, the opportunity for us to succeed is very slim. So acting was a great tool for that. And in the process of learning about my culture, I've learned how to connect myself again to… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
I have a cousin who is a spiritual advisor for Native veterans in Canada, so I'm very familiar with the history of Natives in the military. And growing up as an American Indian myself, the story of Ira Hayes is… — 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
