A biography for Esme Creed-Mileshasn’t been written yet.
“I feel myself in ways to be the product of internalized male gaze.”
“I want to be involved in lots of different things. I want to write and direct, and I make music.”
“I believe in assigned sex but not necessarily gender. Gender is a learned construct that is detrimental to both sexes.”
“'Hanna' has grown up in wilderness. It highlights humanness and animal-ness in humans. She has an interesting take on gender and love.”
“I always found growing up that, even inspiring female characters or complex female characters in TV and film... I often found that their complexity was actually just another facet of their sexuality.”
“Obviously, in different circumstances, I definitely related to this idea of feeling claustrophobic and wanting to discover things for yourself. I think that's something that all young people can relate to.”
“It's frustrating to see that people still get shocked when they see a woman doing action.”
“I wish we did, in a way, grow up in the forest and we didn't all just post bikini pictures and work out just to look good.”
“'Hanna' doesn't maintain social norms. She doesn't have those boundaries. She speaks her mind and is very physical and funny.”
“It's really tough, it's a very kind of cutthroat industry and you have to be prepared that you're not going to get the parts that you want.”
“What was really special about 'Hanna' as a character is her pursuit of agency.”
“I've never been someone who'd done any sports.”
“Women should not only be doing action on-screen but should be a part of every other aspect of filmmaking.”
“I was never a sporty kid. Then I discovered my physicality and running and endorphins.”
“The way I feel seen by the opposite sex is sometimes really detrimental to me. I'm very aware of how I'm constantly being sexualized and objectified in their eyes which makes me feel worthless.”
“Now I'm strong: I can run fast, I can lift weights, and that in itself is quite empowering, to have that physical strength. It changes my whole mental attitude.”
“If I'm being honest that's something that I think to myself every time I go on Instagram - 'Look how skinny she is, I wanna be that skinny', and it's horrible.”
“Fight prep, boxing, cardio, stretching. It's almost like dancing, you have to learn to dance and keep practicing it.”