Quote by Sarah Polley

My mom died of cancer when I was really young. I'm not someone who tries to work out their own stuff with a role, but I think that happened despite my best efforts to keep myself separate from it.

My mom died of cancer when I was really young. I'm not someo

Summary

The speaker discusses how the death of their mother due to cancer impacted them, emphasizing their desire to maintain emotional distance from personal experiences while assuming a role. However, they acknowledge that this particular event had a profound effect on them, regardless of their attempts to address it separately.

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By Sarah Polley

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