Rachel True Quotes

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

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

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

Which is not to discount everything I've done in my past; everything I have learned tremendously from.

- Rachel True

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

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

Even befor doing this film, I've always been interested in mythology.

- Rachel True

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

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

If you're fortunate enough, you get to a position where you can be a little pickier about your roles.

- Rachel True

I like to make collages - paper collages.

- Rachel True

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

I don't think I'm a follower, frankly.

- Rachel True

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

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

I'm actually developing a project so that I can have a lead.

- Rachel True