“My very first paycheck was for $125 dollars as a featured extra as 'a ...” — Lily Gladstone Quote

“My very first paycheck was for $125 dollars as a featured extra as 'a crying girl' in a small indie film called 'Here Come the Disco Boys.' I was 12. This was when the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC were huge. I was able to work up real tears in my audition, and they made me a crying girl.”

“There's a lot of figures in history that are Native that had a really broad cultural impact; our communities raised some really incredible, prolific people. There's some pretty big names in music that people don't realize were Native who were so foundational, who have gotten completely erased from history.”

“I think for any actor, for the roles they deeply, truly want? They always have to audition for them.”

“When I went to the 'Rush' audition, I was blown away by the script. I thought it was fantastic.”

“The blind audition process can be nerve-wracking.”