Alyscia Cunningham > Quotes

“Beauty lies not in a flawless complexion, but in the stories that are told by each transitioning line on a woman’s face.”
― Alyscia Cunningham

“Throughout their lifetime, most women learn to be uncomfortable with their physical appearance. They create a
mask of makeup that is intended to “fix” their “imperfections.” They identify so much with this mask they reject their true beauty.

Feminine Transitions encourages women to remove their masks and love their true selves, completely.”
― Alyscia Cunningham, Feminine Transitions: A Photographic Celebration of Natural Beauty

“Many people define beauty as skin deep, but I’ve found the beauty in physical and superficial changes that continue throughout the life of a woman.”
― Alyscia Cunningham

“Independent filmmaking isn't just a path, it's a declaration: I will be seen, I will be heard, and I will tell it my way.”
― Alyscia Cunningham

“I don’t fear the dark... I work inside it, so something brighter can be left behind. The artist’s journey isn’t to avoid the shadows, but to enter them fully and create light from the inside out.”
― Alyscia Cunningham

“Hollywood won’t tell our stories… so we must. Independent film and art are born from truth, not profit, and their survival depends on the strength of our communities. If we don’t support them, no one will.”
― Alyscia Cunningham

“Independent filmmaking isn't just a path—it's a declaration: I will be seen, I will be heard, and I will tell it my way.”
― Alyscia Cunningham

“My biggest lesson about writing was when I was a little girl and would overhear adults say "one day I will write a book". When I would see them again, sometimes several years later, they repeated the same thing, without any action towards writing their book. I didn't want to be like them and learned the basic rule of creating is to just do it. Therefore, when I wanted to be a writer, I did just that. I wrote and my first book and figured out self-publishing in 2010. It was a learning curve but also an amazing journey. Thankfully, the people I met as a little girl taught me this very important life lesson.”
― Alyscia Cunningham

“I pay tribute to that little girl who is constantly told by society that she is not beautiful. For the older woman who hides behind her mask and colors her gray hair. And to the senior woman who feels that her wrinkles are a negative reminder of growing older.

Know that you are all beautiful, just the way you are. Let the radiance you were born with shine through.”
― Alyscia Cunningham