Hilary Swank Professions : Actress Born : July 30, 1974 Browse All Authors Top 83 quotes by Hilary Swank My biggest growth has been sitting with things that are uncomfortable and dealing with them. Hilary Swank uncomfortable growth sitting I believe that the definition of luck is when preparation meets with opportunity. Hilary Swank preparation opportunity believe I don't think people should have boundaries put on them, by themselves or society or another gender, because it's our birthright to experience life in whatever way we feel best suits us. Hilary Swank should-have people thinking I pretty much have made a career out of playing real life people. Hilary Swank careers real people You can change your fate. You can sit back, or you can go after your life and all that you want it to be. Hilary Swank suicide motivational inspirational You only have one life and if you're not doing what you love, what's the point? Hilary Swank doing-what-you-love what-you-love ifs This is my one and only life and it's a great and terrible and short and endless thing and none of us come out of it alive. Hilary Swank my-one-and-only alive meaningful I think what's great about that relationship between an actor and a Director is you have to really blow away all your thing, the safety things that you put up. Hilary Swank safety blow thinking I took 'P.S. I Love You' thinking it was going to be a little funny, and I ended up crying every day on that film. Hilary Swank i-love-you littles thinking What do dreams know of boundaries? Hilary Swank vision boundaries dream I ended up dropping out of high school. I'm a high school dropout, which I'm not proud to say, ... I had some teachers that I still think of fondly and were amazing to me. But I had other teachers who said, 'You know what? This dream of yours is a hobby. When are you going to give it up?' I had teachers who I could tell didn't want to be there. And I just couldn't get inspired by someone who didn't want to be there Hilary Swank dream teacher school Sometimes you have to get to the heart of a character through your heart. Your own heart. And it's what makes us similar and what makes us different. Hilary Swank different heart character I look back and I look at all the opportunities that I've had to work really hard and really challenge myself, and I like to do things that scare me. I like to do things that I don't know if I'm going to be able to do. I need the help of talented people around me. I love that it's a collaboration. Hilary Swank challenges opportunity people There's so much I want to do as an actor. I feel like there's so much more that I want to achieve and that I can achieve. Hilary Swank achieve actors want I wouldn't change my past for anything, because I think it's made me who I am. I'm so enormously grateful for all that I have in my life. Hilary Swank grateful past thinking I feel like I've had a really great intense relationship with every single Director I've ever worked with. I can't say there's one that hasn't been deep and profound in its own way. Hilary Swank profound directors way I'm always looking for opportunities, even when they're not offered to me. I will have no hesitation to pick up the phone and call a director or call a writer. Hilary Swank phones opportunity directors Oh, the Places You'll Go!,' by Dr. Seuss, is still one of my favorite books ever. Hilary Swank my-favorite drs book I am a competitive person with myself. I always find new goals to achieve, new challenges to breakthrough, and I try and do something new every day. And I'm highly competitive with myself. Hilary Swank goal challenges trying What I love about making movies is that it's a collaboration. It's one of the most rewarding things, to create something and have someone show you something that you didn't see, and vice versa. Hilary Swank vice-versa collaboration vices Similar Authors Beatrice Lillie actress Adepero Oduye actress Adrienne Barbeau actress Bindu actress Alexandra Breckenridge actress Bojana Novakovic actress All Authors
