I always wanted to be a singer, and so, when I was 5 years old, I started acting classes so I could be a better performer. I wanted to have a powerful voice so I could be heard. Q'orianka Kilcher actclasshear Change image and share on social
I honestly think I was an Indian living in the time of the Trail of Tears. Something like that. Every time I read books about back then, I get so devastatingly sad, so, so... I feel such a deep connection to it. Q'orianka Kilcher backbookconnection share on social
I just want to learn even more about my culture and about the Algonquin culture because I fell in love with Pocahontas and the Algonquin tribe. Q'orianka Kilcher algonquinculturefall Change image and share on social
Yes, I'm proud to be indigenous. I'm half-Quechua-Huachipaeri from Peru. Q'orianka Kilcher halfhuachipaeriindigenous Change image and share on social
I feel like, as a celebrity, I have a responsibility to tell important stories. Q'orianka Kilcher celebrityfeelimportant Change image and share on social
'Firelight' is a beautiful story about a lot of young women. My character, Caroline, is a girl who has a bad boyfriend, and he ends up getting her locked up and incarcerated. Q'orianka Kilcher badbeautifulboyfriend Change image and share on social
Films are very influential, and I especially feel a responsibility to tell stories that have been pushed aside. Being able to shed light on issues that need to be brought to the world. Q'orianka Kilcher bringfeelfilm Change image and share on social
I grew up doing a lot of traveling. My mom left home when she was 15 and traveled to 48 different countries and speaks six different languages. So I grew up with my eyes open. She raised me so that if my heart says something is wrong, I have to go help. What's right is right and what's wrong is wrong. Q'orianka Kilcher countryeyegrow share on social
If Pocahontas had been given the foresight to see what devastating consequences her actions and belief in the possibility of peace would have brought upon her people, I wonder if she would have avoided befriending the English or not. Q'orianka Kilcher actionavoidbefriend share on social
I really identified with Pocahontas' struggles as a young woman trying to identify herself in a modern, changing world and trying to stay true to her culture and heritage. Q'orianka Kilcher changecultureheritage Change image and share on social