Author: Tessa Thompson

Quotes

There was a period when I had a hard time reconciling all the different parts of me in a way that I thought would make sense to others.

There was a period when I had a hard time reconciling all the different parts of me in a way that I thought would make sense to others.

- Tessa Thompson

Fashion is a funny thing to talk about. I think what you wear is definitely an extension of you, but I also think it's totally arbitrary.

Fashion is a funny thing to talk about. I think what you wear is definitely an extension of you, but I also think it's totally arbitrary.

- Tessa Thompson

There are some people who don't want to deal with the fact that we are not forever. Some people decide to live life to the fullest.

There are some people who don't want to deal with the fact that we are not forever. Some people decide to live life to the fullest.

- Tessa Thompson

I think we just need to have a demand for fresh and nuanced movies.

I think we just need to have a demand for fresh and nuanced movies.

- Tessa Thompson

Time's Up is really about safety and equity in workplaces, and that's a very multi-layered demand.

Time's Up is really about safety and equity in workplaces, and that's a very multi-layered demand.

- Tessa Thompson

Cultural change always precedes political change.

Cultural change always precedes political change.

- Tessa Thompson

I don't spend a lot of time contending with the fact that time is not endless.

I don't spend a lot of time contending with the fact that time is not endless.

- Tessa Thompson

I think I've realized that when you are aiming to create a real body of work, you are as much defined by the things you don't do as by the things you do.

I think I've realized that when you are aiming to create a real body of work, you are as much defined by the things you don't do as by the things you do.

- Tessa Thompson

I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I split my time between the West Coast and the East.

I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I split my time between the West Coast and the East.

- Tessa Thompson

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