He was out with his friends drinking and on medication for depression, and he didn’t come out of the water alive.
ADAM BEACHWell to me growing, up I’ve had my own psychological war with my parents dying at such a young age. My mother was killed by a drunk driver, then two months later my father drowned.
More Adam Beach Quotes
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Acting for me was an escape and it wasn’t until Smoke Signals that made me realize that acting is a personal development and challenge to grow.
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We [Americans] have a historical trauma when it comes to the past relationships when it comes to Native Americans and the history of how America was created.
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With this film, it’s nice to see that the trauma is presented from a white male that was in the Civil War and that trauma affects him in a way that still exists.
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When faced with structural injustice, especially in the form of oppressive military occupations,
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After that movie I said, “Y’know what, I have to realistically wear my emotions now when I do a job. That’s gotta be as real as it gets. It’s not just dialogue anymore.”
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It’s what we put in our minds and our hearts to succeed. And success isn’t about money.
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Well to me growing, up I’ve had my own psychological war with my parents dying at such a young age. My mother was killed by a drunk driver, then two months later my father drowned.
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I carry two traditional pipes and I sing my songs and pray that us as human beings treat each other with respect. So when it came to trying to portray a connection on screen, that’s what you see.
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I’m not gonna fall. I’m tired of falling. I’m tired of seeing our people fall. I don’t believe in failure.
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I was able to express certain emotions and feelings that I could put into other characters, so it was a good way for me to run away from ho I personally was.
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Those traumas when it comes to the historical past generation to generation; our children, our grandchildren, our future grandchildren learn these behaviors.
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We [Native Americans] respect being human beings, but also the natural and spiritual world and I thought that came across wonderfully
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Success isn’t about the biggest house in the world. Success is about loving your family, taking care of your child.
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I could be a ninja, I could be a pirate or I could be in a play y’know.
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This movie shows that perspective from Scott’s character, and I love it. It shows the American Indians as the ones who respect and help out when people are needed. It’s a nice little twist.
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