Most people, when they hear the disease name, it's all they know about it. It sounds so mild. When I first was sick, for the first 10 years or so, I was dismissed. I was ridiculed and told I was lazy. It was a joke. Laura Hillenbrand diseasedismisshear share on social
I'm attracted to subjects who overcome tremendous suffering and learn to cope emotionally with it. Laura Hillenbrand attractcopeemotionally Change image and share on social
I am disabled, so I can't travel, and I have not been to any development meetings, but Gary and the others affiliated with the film keep me updated on everything. Laura Hillenbrand affiliatedevelopmentdisable Change image and share on social
It only worked for a little while; the morning after I agreed to go with Universal, an article came out in the Hollywood trade papers, and the secret was out. Laura Hillenbrand agreearticlehollywood Change image and share on social
Fatigue is what we experience, but it is what a match is to an atomic bomb. Laura Hillenbrand atomicbombexperience Change image and share on social
I look at the film as an opportunity to see some bountifully creative minds do something that I could not do - tell the story with images. I can't wait to see what they do. Laura Hillenbrand bountifullycreativefilm Change image and share on social
While it's really hard to do, at the same time, I'm escaping my body, which I really want to do. I'm living someone else's life. I get very intensely into the story, into the interviews and the research. I'm experiencing things along with my subjects. I have a freedom I don't have in my physical life. Laura Hillenbrand bodyescapeexperience share on social
I identified in a very deep way with the individuals I was writing about because the theme that runs through this story is of extraordinary hardship and the will to overcome it. Laura Hillenbrand deepextraordinaryhardship Change image and share on social