Rachel True Professions : Film actress Born : November 15, 1966 Browse All Authors Top 18 quotes by Rachel True As far as developing a career as an actress, I think it's a fine balance between trying to just work, and also be true to yourself. Rachel True balance careers thinking If you're fortunate enough, you get to a position where you can be a little pickier about your roles. Rachel True roles enough littles I'm actually developing a project so that I can have a lead. Rachel True projects developing i-can I like to make collages - paper collages. Rachel True collages paper I don't think I'm a follower, frankly. Rachel True followers thinking Which is why I felt I was truly blessed this year, with leads in two nice films, and also the luxury of being able to do a studio film and an independent afterwards was fantastic. Rachel True independent nice blessed So now I feel I'm lucky in the respect that I can sort of pick a little more carefully, which is tricky because as a black actress, there aren't that many roles to pick from. Rachel True respect black lucky For six months I'd do movies and make it all about me. Then the other six months, it's not about me and it doesn't matter what my hair looks like or what anything looks like. Rachel True six-months movie hair In the end, I play a lot of friends and I really think it's about time that some ethnic girls get out there in the lead part. So we're developing something. Rachel True friends girl thinking Editing is a natural extension of collage making. It's actually one of the few areas that women were able to excel in in the film industry from the beginning. Rachel True film able editing When you work on a movie, you just have no idea how it's going to come out; you hope it's good, but you don't really know, and you don't see it until about six or nine months afterward, and I saw it and was pretty pleased. Rachel True months nine ideas Sometimes I wonder why I'm not working at McDonald's and how come I have the life I have. I don't know. But I'm happy that I have these choices. That's kinda sappy, huh? But whatever, acting beats pumping gas. Rachel True mcdonalds acting choices Editing is a natural extension of the collage making. It's actually one of the few areas that women were able to excel in in the film industry from the beginning. Rachel True beginning women natural editing And I can relate to that, because I went to an all white school, so I knew what that was like. And it was hard at the time, but anything that's difficult you learn from, don't you? Rachel True you white time school Even befor doing this film, I've always been interested in mythology. Rachel True doing always mythology film We filmed one scene on the beach and there was definitely weird energy around, and we were followed around by a white owl to several different locations, and little things like that, or certain mishaps would happen and you'd have to wonder what that was about. Rachel True you little-things white beach Which is not to discount everything I've done in my past; everything I have learned tremendously from. Rachel True everything i-have-learned done past That's double-edged: it's amazing that they're bringing me in and showing people new ideas, and at the same time it's a little hard because seventy percent of the time or even higher I'm not going to get those roles. Rachel True me time people ideas Similar Authors Isabella Rossellini film-actress Izabella Scorupco film-actress Betty Buckley film-actress Bipasha Basu film-actress Butterfly McQueen film-actress Bryce Dallas Howard film-actress All Authors
