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I can't remember when there was a time where I could say that I was fine with out lying. Nothing seems to motivate me besides failure, and nothing will get me to state how I feel. Because I'd rather waste away like this rather than let you worry about if I'm alright.
I'm just not fine.
Nicole Kidman wins Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie at the 2017 Emmy Awards for her potrayal of Celeste Wright in Big Little Lies
That man that you saw on that tape? That was because of your parenting, your caregiving. It’s one thing to be asked to turn your children over. It’s quite another to be asked to give them to you. Big Little Lies 2x07: I Want to Know
I resent you for the childhood I had. I resent you for your impatience for being scared of doing my homework without being yelled at. For all the kitchen cabinet doors you slammed, for slapping me, for all the bruises. I resent you for not feeling safe at home. I resent you for being ashamed of me. I resent you for all the sex I started to have when I was 13 to prove to myself that I could be loved. I resent you for my wanting to beat the shit out of everyone. I resent you for making me feel so fucking worthless. Big Little Lies 2x06: The Bad Mother
It’s not just a magazine. It’s “Women in Power”! I mean, we’re supposed to be on each other’s side! And they’re backstabbing sluts! Big Little Lies 2x05: Kill Me
I will be rich again. I will rise up. Big Little Lies 2x03: The End of the World
It’s something. It’s the big out there. The ocean is powerful. Mostly it’s vast. It’s full of life, mystery. Who knows what lies out there beneath the surface? Monsters? Maybe. Dreams. Sunken treasure. It’s the great unknown. That’s what the ocean is. Big Little Lies (2017) dir. Jean-Marc Vallée
I think maybe sometimes I’m just holding onto this idea of perfection so tight, that something has to give. And I can’t explain it, and I won’t excuse it. Big Little Lies: You Get What You Need
Your body is not for sale. Not ever. No matter what cause, no matter what cost. And one day, you’re going to look back at this, probably pretty soon, and think, “What the fuck was I thinking?” Big Little Lies: Burning Love
When this violence occurs, have you ever been afraid you might die? Big Little Lies: Once Bitten
I feel so ashamed for saying this, but being a mother, it’s not enough for me. It’s just not. It’s not even close. Big Little Lies: Push Comes to Shove
He told me his name was Saxton Banks, like Mr. Banks, the dad in ‘Mary Poppins’. We met in a bar. He was funny and sexy, and we were both pleasantly drunk. We got a hotel room that overlooked the ocean. It was beautiful and romantic. And then he.. changed. Big Little Lies: Living the Dream
You know what? I’m a lady and I’ve never said this to anybody ever in my entire life but I’m going to say it to you, you can go fuck yourself on the head. Big Little Lies: Serious Mothering
It’s like I’m on the outside looking in. Or, like, I see this life and this moment and it’s so wonderful, but it doesn’t quite belong to me. Big Little Lies: Somebody’s Dead
Zoë Kravitz for the March 2025 issue of Elle Magazine.