Eileen Myles Quotes

I'm trying to make a case for those people who don't have a sense of belonging that they should have, that there is something really worthwhile in having a sense of belonging, and recasting and looking at our modern history.

I think the reason why people loved 'Jem' in the '80s was because it kind of gave them this story of a place to fit in. It's about finding your place.

I need to feel part of something.

There's such a thing as a tribe - and family of choice.

I like the idea of a broader range of people feeling seen.

Every human being has to feel a part of a tribe. It's programmed into us. And you have to feel that you're contributing to something.

For those of you who are underrepresented in technology, know that you've always been here. Look in photos and see yourself reflecting back.

What gay culture is before it is anything else, before it is a culture of desire or a culture of subversion or a culture of pain, is a culture of friendship.

There is a real sense of family when you're around Australians, even if you don't know them.

You see people who are disenfranchised elsewhere coming to Comic Con and making lifetime friends. I love seeing the outcasts of society all bonding together.

I am fully present wherever I am. Why bother being in a community or neighborhood and not being fully present? I think that's colonization. I'm not interested in that.

There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met.

The most basic human desire is to feel like you belong. Fitting in is important.

As a kid I had all kinds of questions about how I fit it with my neighborhood and friends and other Latinos.

The essential dilemma of my life is between my deep desire to belong and my suspicion of belonging.

I feel the same way about Shondaland I feel about Africa and Greece. I feel pretty in both places. Men look at me like I'm a novelty, and women think I'm just cool. I feel absolutely at home immediately. I'm not altering myself to fit in. I'm walking in just as I am. And there are open arms stretched out to greet me.

I'm Puerto Rican, but I represent everybody.

I have a big thing about needing to know that I belong - in my group of friends, in my family, in my industry.

Belonging has always been a fundamental driver of humankind.

The black community is my community - the LGBT community, too, and the female community. That is my community. That's me; it's who I am.

I've always felt like I was an actor for hire. And almost apologetic for being a woman of color, trying to stifle that voice. But I don't feel that way in Shondaland. I feel like I am accepted into a world where I'm a part of the narrative - I'm a part of it.

When I was in elementary school, I watched 'Cinema Paradiso' 22 times and memorized the dialogue. In the movie, everyone had a place, even the bum who thought he owned the piazza. Eccentricities were celebrated, and no one was isolated.

I just always wanted to be part of something where I felt like I belonged.

The best way I could describe it at Notre Dame was that I was accepted as a member of the family.

When people come to my gigs, they feel accepted as they are and they feel part of this family.