Sasha Grey Quotes

What one person sees as degrading and disgusting and bad for women might make some women feel empowered and beautiful and strong.

We do have a distorted view of our fantasies in society, but that's because we don't talk about them enough.

I don't believe in a God. I don't believe in any of that stuff to determine my life or my goals or my direction. I just depend on myself.

I am an actor. I am an artist. I am a daughter. I am a sister. I am a partner. I have a past that some people may not agree with, but it does not define who I am.

I am determined and ready to be a commodity that fulfills everyone's fantasies.

A shiny ring isn't romantic to me. I think thought and love into what you do for the person you're in love with - that's romance.

Rejection just motivates me to keep trying and to try to do better.

I think there are very few people, in my generation at least, that are that passionate about what they do.

People don't really absorb everything they read or hear. They just look at it quickly, and then they choose to remember what they want to remember.

I'd like to think of myself as somebody who has a voice for liberating female sexuality.

I think the big evolutionary step for me is directing my own movies.

I am selective, but at the same time, I want to be out there as an actor and show people my range.

I can be a very sarcastic person, and sometimes people take every word I say literally.

I don't want to be looked at. I really want to be a home body.

I have a very eclectic group of fans. I have fans that love me for me and who have never even seen my adult work. They just like my music, or they just like me.

I'm not very good at parties. I'm a wallflower.

I felt I could become a performer who stood out, who challenged the way things were done and make it more creative and also encourage men and women to not be afraid of their sexuality.

Anybody that believes that Adrian Grenier's name is really Vince should probably watch less TV.

I find it vulgar that people are so fascinated by natural disasters, and we allow footage of young people that are looting because they have no choice because of natural disaster.

I like to work. I don't like to have lulls. I feel like it makes me lazy and uncreative, and that's when your ideas become stagnant.

When I run into disappointment - say, for example, not getting a role I'd hoped for - I just try not to take it personally.

Literally, I just love food and I like going to dinner with big groups of people so you can try everything.

There are so many aspects of human sexuality that we're afraid to talk about, because people still don't understand it. It's not just black and white, you know?

I commit to most things I do in life, so I don't really have any serious regrets. But I'll say this: There are plenty of people that I wish I could un-meet. It's kind of an L.A. syndrome.

My dad is really just lazy. He has nothing, I feel, to offer this world.

I sacrificed a lot, in terms of friendship and family, from working so much at such a young age, but I wouldn't be where I am if I hadn't.

Whether that's an action film or a comedy or a drama or anything in between, I'm willing to prove that I can play with the big boys.

People can dress you the way they want, they can do your makeup the way they want, but they can never take away your voice.

My body is my art, and it's also the tool that I use to make money.

My goal is to be myself, and to challenge stereotypes, and to follow the rules, and break them, and make new rules. It's not about doing something that's already been done. That would be silly.

I guess I've always been attracted to secret societies and the mystery surrounding them.

I wasn't that kid where if you told me 'No,' I was just going to do it anyway.

I'm not 18 anymore, so I'm not into starting unnecessary beefs. It's tacky.

Honestly, I look at the project and I look at the people attached and I look at the director. If it's a role that I feel will help me, as an actor, then I'll definitely take it.

I'm not one to sit here and judge here. But I think it's funny that the people that condemn the adult industry the most are the ones consuming the product the most.

Footage of young people getting shot. That bothers me. It hits a nerve.

When I'm on an adult set and I'm in a scene, I am myself. I'm not acting. I am playing to the camera, definitely, but I am myself.

My goals are to continue acting and also to produce some independent films in the next few years. Music is a passion of mine, so I also want to continue along that path, creating with my friends.

The day I feel like I'm at an office job is the day I'll quit performing in front of a camera.

If I only concentrated on one thing, I would limit myself in life.

I don't think any actor can be happy with their performance. There's always something you wish you would have done or said differently.

[What do you want to be when you grow up?] "A wrecker of civilizaton

All girls who seemed to have everything going for them. And decided they had nothing.