Quote by Vera Farmiga

Editing yourself is like an irksome coin toss. You've got to strip yourself of super ego and operate from the id. Maybe I've got my Freud mixed up. It's just hard to trade a beauty shot for the performance with truth and a brightly lit zit.

Editing yourself is like an irksome coin toss. You've got to

Summary

This quote highlights the challenging nature of self-editing. The speaker suggests that removing one's ego and embracing their raw instincts, represented by Freud's id, is necessary for effective self-editing. They describe the struggle between presenting an aesthetically pleasing version of oneself or choosing authenticity and acknowledging imperfections. It implies that sacrificing the superficial "beauty shot" for a genuine performance can be difficult, underscoring the internal conflict involved in editing one's own work or self-presentation.

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