Born for the Spotlight Quotes【Text Only】
Ep1
There has been a stereotype about Taiwanese actresses. But isn’t it our fault that they are very samey?
Every time you look for an actress, you give them the same roles over and over again. And the you label us and say, “Oh, no, they can’t step outside these roles.” My goodness! Taiwanese actress are so pathetic.
Wait until you’re a celebrity, only then you are allowed to shed any tears.
Ep2
We must have done something awful in our previous lives, so we are actress in this life. Look, we work around the clock everyday, and get tired like hell. The last one was full of crying and screaming. The next one is a joyful reunion. You have to cry or laugh as required. Even if your pet dog dies, you have to laugh in a comedy. When my father was critically ill, I wasn’t allowed to take time off. The day my husband ran away, I was still fucking filming a wedding scene.
Even if you are just playing a corpse. Even if the camera isn’t on you, even if nobody can see you. You’re still glowing. Even if.. even if… if was all in vain in the end.
Ep5
Sorry, I didn’t want to hang out. I didn’t really mean it. It’s strange. People say, “Let’s hang out someday.” But you get used to it and stop taking it seriously. The thing is, we both know you won’t actually call me, and I also won’t call you. So we won’t hang out again, and we won’t be in touch.
Ep6
I really want to write a script. It will be about all the usual thing a female star can’t do.
She can’t get fat. She can’t become ugly. She can’t become old. She can’t get plastic surgery. She can’t speak the truth. She can’t smoke. And she can’t swear.
Next to you, I’m always the second best! Because you have no idea what that feels like!
Your first movie, you were the leading lady. All the producers begged you with the scripts. All the directors loved you. It didn’t matter that you were headstrong. If something happened to you, people would shield you. You wouldn’t even know how the only way we can forge a path is on our own. You don’t know how hard one actor has to work to get one role or to be a movie queen.
Ep7
Actresses are destined to be alone.
Ep10
What I have the most of is chargers, because I can never be out of battery. Well, I never look after my own batteries.
Ep12
Once we get older, we’ll have less and less time to connect with people. I might die tomorrow, at any moment.
One year in this industry is the same as five years in any other. It’s tormenting.
This is the life of an actress, right? Even though an actress has already made 50 movies, more than 80 TV dramas, been nominated six times, and won Best Actress twice. When she meets emerging directors, they still don’t trust her. She still has to promote herself for her survival. That’s just the fate of an actress.