Women Born In The 1990s

"I was already behind because I didn't speak French and I was constantly changing schools. Once we had a more stable situation, I couldn't keep up anymore, I couldn't catch up. It was a shock for me because in Algeria, I was always top of the class and, suddenly, I found myself last. And all my dreams, everything I wanted to do since I was little, I knew it was no longer going to be possible. I had to find another solution."

"I arrived in France at the age of 10, with my mother and my little brother. She had divorced my father. She wanted to leave Algeria to join my grandmother here. We had a lot of family problems, we didn't have a house, we didn't know where we were going to live."

"I said to myself straight away: 'It's Algiers, I need this role.' It was too close to what was in my heart."

"I was born in Algiers in 1992, at the beginning of the 'black decade'. At the time, intellectuals were threatened with death. Since my father was a journalist, we came to France."

"As an actress, in the theater even more than in the cinema, in fact, I have always had a rather expressive way of acting. I love shouting out a text, declaiming it, giving it its poetic and political force. Here, indeed, my acting is more subdued, and that's what interested me ."

"That's when my grandfather started receiving his veteran's pension… He's a great man, Rachid Bouchareb. He called me, and I said to myself: 'I hope he calls me to offer me a role. And yes."

"Don't you want us to talk about people who bring light, instead?."

"I had the time of my life doing this, it was like being a kid the whole time"

"Because we need to keep this winning streak going,we can't let it be another 20 years before another woman wins"

"It's not the award that means so much to me;it's the fact that I was the first woman in 20 years to win the award after Brenda Fassie"

"I feel that with this journey and just relating to the album ... I felt an awakening, I think I reminded myself of who I am ... ever since I started waking up understanding my blackness and my place in the world ... It started then opening my voice again. It shows on social media now"

"I remember I was not able to express to people in the house that I don’t feel like getting up from bed, and not being able to give that a name, I just went through this darkness that I couldn’t explain"

"Going through the break-up within the lockdown, I was actually seeing what had actually happened, I had time to think about it and ask myself questions. I couldn’t really run away from myself any more, there was nothing to distract me ... Even being home, it reminded me of myself"

"Ataui was in demand by every agent in New York", Nicolas said."

"I think Ataui, through the hardships that she’s had in life, through what she’s seen, it’s probably made her stronger,” Corinne Nicolas, president of Trump Model Management, told the San Antonio Express-News"

"I’ve never met a student with such a strong determination,” Deng’s English teacher told the Express-News."

"humble ’cause any minute could be your time to shine, so be wise about your actions."

"I’m not much of a hoarder of my gifts and blessings. I take it in and I let go."

"I am here to prove that, despite being differently-abled, it has not affected me. My journey is a testament to the power of dreams and determination we all possess."

"I believe I deserve to win the title as I embody resilience, strength and the ubuntu spirit within South Africa. As a deaf woman with a cochlear implant, I represent a community that often goes unheard."

"I aspire to eventually help provide cochlear implants to those who cannot afford it and give them the same gift my community has given me."

"Back when I was living in my beautiful homeland, Mauritius, I founded an organisation called S'mily in 2014. S'mily was our local version of 'Make a Wish' in Australia, with a crucial mission - to enhance the day-to-day lives of children suffering from cancer. This experience has greatly impacted my perspective and has inspired me to continue this noble cause here in Australia."

"I'm joining the fight against cancer with the Can Too Foundation, a cause very close to my heart. This is not only for the countless individuals worldwide who are affected by cancer, but also for those I've personally known who've battled this dreadful disease. Thankfully, my family has been blessedly untouched by cancer, but witnessing the impact it has had on others around me has fueled my passion to contribute in any way I can."

"Asking myself, "How can I make a difference?" led me to Can Too Foundation! Can Too offers professionally coached training regimes for participants at any fitness level, encouraging them to run, swim, and cycle their way towards a healthier lifestyle and, more importantly, a cancer-free world."

"We do not need sympathy, being deaf does not affect our intelligence and capability. We just need a little bit of help in terms of accessibility and inclusivity such as subtitles on TV shows, advertisements and sign interpreters at live shows."

"I really have the ambition to bring the trophy to Portugal."

"I think it’s possible to make a difference, singing in Portuguese. People see Portuguese songs as poor songs. We need to prove that it is possible to sing in Portuguese, and have a great song, which can be capable of winning Eurovision. And we also need to have faith that things can happen, like it was in the UEFA Football Championship. Nobody thought that Portugal could win it, but we had faith and we did it."

"We make memories every day and everywhere we go, it's just shenanigans. Something always happens. I think the secret to a really great friendship is just creating fun memories whenever you're with that person. Bella is a surprise every day. That's the best part of our friendship. She's very bubbly and bright, and I'm more mellow, so we are kind of like our characters in a sense. We fit together so well because whatever I lack she has and whatever she lacks I have."

"Advice I would give to my younger self? I don’t know that I would really give her advice. She was a little too angry to take advice. I’d probably just get in a fight with her. I’m very thankful for it [childhood]. Of course, when I deal with things in therapy and whatnot, therapy has helped me a lot to figure my own shit out. It’s really helped me understand and not be so angry in life. I think I always felt like I didn’t necessarily have a voice, the way I grew up. It was like everyone else’s voice was on me."

"It was so much fun. Everyone was freaked out because I’m nude, but in real life, when I have sex, I’m naked. I don’t have a bra on, and I don’t usually have panties on. So let’s make a real movie! Let’s bring truth to the scene! I didn’t want to be exploited, but this girl—like most girls when they first have sex—doesn’t know what she’s doing. I wanted their first kiss to be sloppy, teenagerish making out. When you’re younger, you think you know what to do, but you really don’t."

"For me, nudity in any film is a matter of what is realistic and authentic, not exploitative or unnecessary. These are the questions that I always ask myself when there is a love scene or a meditation scene on a ship [like in the film Adrift]. What I love about this film is that we explore sensuality in so many moments without needing any sexuality at all. The more we're able to capture sensual moments on screen the more we can start changing our view when it comes to our personal sexualities and sensualities. In a personal way, I find less to be more in most cases and I think leaving things up to the imagination leaves a little mystery when it comes to nudity or sex. It only intrigues the audience more."

"One thing I really prioritize is sleep, and it has changed my life genuinely. Another is focusing on how I can nurture and help my self-talk. When I notice negative self-talk hap­pening, how I can sit with it and be friends with it instead of constantly feeling I'm in this rat race of not good enough, not this enough. Becoming a witness to it instead of a victim to it has also dramatically improved my health. Plus, I use astrology: It's simply a tool to give ourselves permission, to accept ourselves and understand ourselves more. The minute I understand that I was built to think this way, instead of judging myself for it, I have acceptance for myself. It's an allowance to have more self-compassion."

"She's a very gentle and grounded person, so I suppose I could say that I'm not worried about her. She knows the industry extremely well. She has a really wonderful family, too. Yeah, of course we talked about it. Of course we do. It's a great privilege to be able to share the experiences I have had with her. Am I going to be specific about what we shared? No [laughs]. But she's going to be just fine. She's a really great human being. She's going to be tremendous actually."

"No, I was really excited about doing the stunts. I had never done an action film before and so, that was really exciting and appealing to me. And not to say that it was very easy, right? We definitely got banged up but it’s this sort of gratifying feeling of going home at the end of night and being like ‘I worked hard and look at that big bruise!’"

"They fight for you, then fight with each other, an unstoppable chaos, and it's not about you anymore, it's about them...Maybe it always was."

"Life is a series of thousands of tiny miracles.. notice them!"

"I love the sound of the wind as it whispers 'sweet nothings' in my ears, The warmth of the sun that heals my soul and melts my fears, The rhythm of soft breeze, That makes my hair dance on its favourite track. And Oh, I love the touch of the waves That kiss my feet with a promise to be back!"

"THINK, BELIEVE, MANIFEST. I believe in energy. The thoughts you think and the words you speak determine what you receive… If you let out negativity and frustration, it might calm you for that moment, but you’d never eventually be at peace… In other words, you can’t throw sh** all around and wonder why your life stinks… So think positive and be kind because the energy you emit will bounce back at you ultimately. Make sure you emit what you would like to receive. Some call it the law of attraction. Some call it Karma."

"It is good to have healthy competition and be inspired by others, as all this helps you take up challenging roles. There are people who come from different backgrounds in this industry. In my case, my mom runs a play school, and Dad is into business. When I go home, conversation revolves around that and lot more topics other than cinema."

"I am so excited to be associated with Mohey, a brand that not only celebrates weddings but also, their brides and their individuality. Personally, I love weddings! I can feel the joy every wedding brings in the hearts of new brides, their families. It's important that the brides feel comfortable in their own skin and are their true self on their big day. This campaign beautifully encapsulates the #DulhanWaliFeeling and we hope it strongly connects with all the new brides."

"For me acting is passion, emotion, and creating the character and the whole world around the character. We enjoy all that. Sleeping on time, eating healthy, you are what your lifestyle is."

"To get somewhere, you have to start moving."

"There is an unreal level of nepotism and it exists in acting as well."

"Being sexy to me is being confident in who you are and your craft. Being able to stand out in any gathering you find yourself."

"For me, success is looking back at what’s been done and knowing it was what needed to be done, with no regrets about lost time or effort."

"I always speak to people the way I’d want them to speak to me: without sarcasm and with complete honesty."

"I try to keep learning something new all the time, even if I don’t feel like it."

"Efforts invested in building new connections bring the most significant results because one person alone is not a warrior."

"Thoughts like "That could've been the case, that could've happened, I could've had that kind of a relationship" also cross my mind."

"Maybe love is like looking for a place. That doesn’t even exist."