I feel every medium of art needs to heal to some degree. It can't live in it's own void, and this came from my earliest experiences as a young refugee. Masiela Lusha More Quotes by Masiela Lusha More Quotes From Masiela Lusha In the end we're all searching for our home, that one place where we belong. Masiela Lusha ends home If I cannot offer some relief to our world, if I cannot inspire our generation to join me, then I feel I am a complete waste of space. This constant fear of feeling irrelevant in our society has been the catalyst behind all my efforts and passions for as long as I can remember. Masiela Lusha our-generation our-world passion I would like my books to stand as a tool to unbind children from expectations of poetry because it should free the child to self-expression and exploration. Masiela Lusha self book children For me especially, I always need that literature medium. Masiela Lusha mediums literature needs While some mothers sing lullabies to their children, my mother read me poetry. And to this day, I associate my strongest and most insistent feelings with words lyrically organized on a page. Masiela Lusha mother feelings children I would much rather sit, dimmed by inattention, and study the atmosphere and the silence and dance between people, but often times I’m not offered this privilege. The necessity for isolation, and the striving for popularity is the only contradiction I find in being a writer and an actress. Masiela Lusha atmosphere silence people Although I was calm as a child, I had this restlessness about me–this need and hunger to create my own world. Poetry filled that void, and its words fed that vital necessity of ownership. Masiela Lusha passion children needs I love making pizza with cauliflower dough. Again, can't taste the difference once you add enough ingredients. Masiela Lusha differences taste add There's a condensed softness about the Albanian people, and I've witnessed examples of their hospitality. Masiela Lusha running blood people My mother's only wish was to start a life in America because America was the cradle of every promise and opportunity. Masiela Lusha mother opportunity america My children's books are written on the belief that every child has a talent and a passion. Each story unfolds into an adventure of nurturing that confidence until a passion blooms. Masiela Lusha passion book children I've been to Asia, but I'd love to go to Thailand. I'd love to go to some rural areas in China. Masiela Lusha rural-areas thailand asia I feel it is our inherent duty as a humane society, above any intangible responsibility, to invest in our world's children's potential, passion and confidence. Masiela Lusha family leadership education It is the show that keeps giving. Every night it offers something to society, and it offered something to every one of us. It brought us all together for a lifetime. Masiela Lusha together giving night Every one of us strives to be a better person; and if I am to contribute one thing of myself, it would be compassion. Masiela Lusha better-person compassion would-be I think as actors we need to close read scripts and we need to fully understand the intricacies of dialogue as well as the symbolisms of what the actor wears and what they hold in their hand because that only adds more layers to the character. Masiela Lusha character hands thinking Our nature as sensitive beings is far too complex to break apart, re-examine and reshape in a poem. Masiela Lusha complexes sensitive break When pursued with a pure heart, acting is an entirely selfless profession. Masiela Lusha selfless acting heart Acting is not a lofty performance; it is simply the source of becoming and existing transparently. Acting, I find, is the art of frothing to the surface every raw and honest emotion. The moment an actor pretends, he loses his audience forever Masiela Lusha acting forever art Being as restless as I am by nature, I couldn't simply just be on set, wait for my turn to rehearse for the week. And I kept reading, but it wasn't enough for me. Masiela Lusha week reading waiting
