I am a woman, and I am Jewish; I'm a film-maker, and I'm a writer, so you cannot just put me in one box. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes box film jewish
When people ask me if I am a feminist film maker, I reply I am a woman and I also make films. Chantal Akerman feministfilmmake Change image and share on social
I never felt that I belonged. When I was at school... First I went to a Jewish school, when I was very little. But when I was 12, they put me in a school with a lot of traditions, and they were educated people and they were talking about Greece and the Parthenon and I don't know what. Chantal Akerman belongeducatefelt share on social
My grandparents were very well-educated people, but in the Jewish tradition. They knew everything about the Bible. And then they had to come to Brussels, to run away from Poland, because there was too much anti-Semitism. They lost everything they had. Chantal Akerman antibiblebrussels share on social
If every time you engage in a sex act, you go into a confession box, you will never accept your own sexuality. George Weinberg acceptactbox Change image and share on social
My daughter Gabby very kindly once said that she thinks I was a better mother because I was doing a job I loved. I now think guilt is a universal part of being a mother. I used to think it was Jewish-mother guilt but now I think it is working-mother guilt. Donna Karan daughtergabbyguilt share on social