I've noticed in the Caribbean culture, the women aren't submissive - they're very fiery. Lela Loren More Quotes by Lela Loren More Quotes From Lela Loren I am - since I was a child - curious about everything. I like to look at how things work and why people are the way they are. Lela Loren childrenpeoplelooks As you get older, it's always a process of self-love, learning how to really do that for yourself instead of trying to find it outside yourself. Lela Loren self-loveselftrying I think what inspires me or what keeps me inspired is my curiosity. Lela Loren curiosityinspirethinking I think the biggest lesson is the common one that gets in the way of most of us as artists - there are these messages in society that if you aren't hitting certain metrics, then you're not successful and you're not valid. Lela Loren artistsuccessfulthinking Love is still something I'm learning about. Lela Loren stillslove-is I love to ask people questions. I want to know everything about them, even things that may be seemingly socially inappropriate. Lela Loren wantmaypeople The thing is, if you're going to take the artistic path, you sort of have to make peace with the idea or the possibility that you may never make any money or get any acknowledgment or accolades for what you're doing. Lela Loren pathmayideas I'm learning how to have a healthy form of love, how to make it lasting rather than just have it be a flash in the pan. Lela Loren flashformhealthy 'Power' is a beast to produce. Everyone behind the scenes brings a thoughtfulness and dauntless work ethic day in and day out. Lela Loren daybeastpowerwork In the world of 'Power,' no good deed goes unpunished. I don't really look at it as karma in the world of 'Power.' Whenever any character thinks they're on safe ground, they get the world pulled up from under them. Lela Loren goodlookpowercharacter I love evening tuberoses. My mother used to have tuberoses in her garden, and in the summers in Sacramento, it would get really hot and then cool down in the evenings. You'd walk up the driveway, and it made it feel like 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' Lela Loren walkcoolmotherlove In an industry still dominated by men, working with a female director on an episode written by a woman, helmed by a female showrunner, all while doing scenes with your screen sister is like getting to see the big five at the wild animal park. It's awesome. Lela Loren womansisteranimalmen The U.S. is a rainbow of people with an endless scope of stories. My hope is that writing stories about people of color will become instinctual rather than something to be pushed for. Lela Loren rainbowcolorhopepeople Professional creativity requires more than inspiration, talent, and discipline - it requires an endurance that few are aware of and even fewer have. Lela Loren morecreativitytalentdiscipline We have this idealized romanticism about how love might solve all of our problems, but then it doesn't. Lela Loren problemsabouthowlove Sometimes you have to let your life fall apart and let it come back together on its own and learn to care for yourself in a different way. Lela Loren yourselfyoutogetherlife When we are filming, it often feels like we're flying blind. As an actor, you have no idea if your choices are right or if they work. Some scenes feel like a complete Hail Mary. Imagine you're blindfolded and cook a massive Thanksgiving feast with only new recipes - without getting to taste any of them along the way. Lela Loren feelyouthanksgivingwork Women are allowed to exist in this very narrow lane, but as soon as you step out of that lane, people want to stone you. Lela Loren stepyouwomenpeople I don't think I ever sit there and think to kick a wound harder. Lela Loren kickeversitthink The power of sexual attraction is a real thing. Lela Loren thingattractionrealpower
