Sasha Lane

“To walk away and be proud of something that you created and something that is going to be out there, I think that's amazing.”

“I'm always trying to find something good in a person wherever I can.”

“Acting... honestly, I'm so uncomfortable and so awkward that I could never think about setting foot in a theater room or acting class.”

“I always thought it'd be cool to portray these certain things, make people feel a certain way. I was kind of fascinated with that, but I wasn't the type to do acting school or theater. I didn't have the best views of Hollywood, so it wasn't something that I was going to try and pursue.”

“I don't want to say no to anything. If I did a blockbuster, it would probably be fun. But who knows? Maybe I would connect to something. But definitely, indie movies are the ones I register with, for sure.”

“I am a free spirit. I am very impulsive. I put the most trust in people chance after chance, regardless of how they treat me.”

“I'm the kind of girl who just, like, rolls out of bed and puts my jeans on and shakes my hair out.”

“I don't know anything about the film industry. I thought I knew films, but apparently, I don't know films or people!”

“I'll do anything that sparks me. Sometimes I'll want to do something random with ballet, and then I'll want to be a hippie caterpillar in an animation film. Who knows what will come my way, but I'm going to try and put little hints into the universe, and hopefully they'll float on by.”

“As far as festivals, nothing tops Cannes.”

“I don't know what's next, and I like that idea. It's a little scary, but it's also beautiful. When you're open, anything can come your way.”

“I went to high school in Frisco, Texas, where a lot of people look the same, dress the same, act the same. People are either like, 'You're not black enough for this' or 'You're not white enough for this.'”

“I'm sorry - I know America is supposed to be the land of the dreams and hopes, but it's like, when was that actually a real thing? I think from the very beginning it was all a lie, and it still kind of is. Stop trying to sell the picket fence, because there's another backyard here that you haven't looked at.”

“I'm not embarrassed that I'm mixed. I'm not ashamed that I'm mixed. I very much embraced both sides.”

“I've been told I stand out, but usually it's like, 'Sasha, you kind of look crazy,' or 'What are you doing?'”

“If I dig something, I'll throw it on. I like random stuff you can get at thrift shops.”

“I'm not like, 'I act.' I'm like, 'I'm kinda floating. I kinda did this movie; it was kinda like going to camp, and I don't really know what any of this means!'”

“I think there is this whole part of America that people overlook. I think they know it's there, but they tend to overlook it, become ignorant to it, and refuse to see it for what it is.”

“I come from Texas. We're a different brand of people. You're not changing who I am.”

“I suffer a lot with mental health and stuff, so I had to find something that was going to make me OK with who I was and also give me some peace and happiness with being alive. So yeah, I've worked hard on myself.”