Zitat des Tages über Hübsch sein / Being Pretty:
There's so many confusing messages that you're being sent about being pretty but not too pretty, smart but not too smart, ambitious but in a way that makes people comfortable. It's very hard to navigate.
I would do anything for a part, nearly anything. Being in movies doesn't mean being pretty.
Being pretty crazy while being chased by the National Enquirer is not good. The British tabloids were the worst.
Getting talked about is one of the penalties for being pretty, while being above suspicion is about the only compensation for being homely.
Accepting that the world is full of uncertainty and ambiguity does not and should not stop people from being pretty sure about a lot of things.
I can't spend the rest of my life being pretty in a bonnet.
It's sad when girls think they don't have anything going on except being pretty.
No nude scenes. No sex-symbol parts. I want people to recognize me for my work, not just for being pretty.
I have the advantage of being pretty small, so if I'm flying myself, I'm flying coach. To save the money. I just put in my headphones, and it's no big thing. I keep my head down, wear a hoodie or a hat - but sometimes not even that. I'm small. People miss me.
Whether it be a red eyeliner or a graphic line on the crease of my lids, I'm more attracted to the ideas of something interesting than being 'pretty.'
There's nothing wrong with being pretty.
I personally think of Linux development as being pretty non-localized, and I work with all the people entirely over e-mail - even if they happen to be working in the Portland area.
Playing athletics, playing a lot of different sports, going to drama school... I was one of those kids who wanted to do everything, so I ended up being pretty average at everything.