When we're growing up there are all sorts of people telling us what to do when really what we need is space to work out who to be.

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I love nicknames. It makes me feel loved. It makes me feel less alone in this world.

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I don't know why people are so reluctant to say they're feminists. Could it be any more obvious that we still live in a patriarchal world when feminism is a bad word?

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Judging people you don't know for things you don't understand is just really stupid.

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Absolutely, I think coming out has allowed me to align who I am with with my creative self.

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I've become really interested in permaculture, simplifying my life and doing everything I can to develop more of a sustainable lifestyle.

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I hate how box-office failures are blamed on an actress, yet I don't see a box-office failure blamed on men.

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Loving other people starts with loving ourselves and accepting ourselves.

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I grew up working in Canada so everything was low budget.

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I’m never going to be considered brave for playing a straight person, and nor should I be.

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I think a lot of the time in films, men get roles where they create their own destiny and women are just tools, supporters for that.

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When I feel strongly about something, I'm not so quiet.

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