Education Quote by Izabella Scorupco

It lands like a thank-you note, but it’s really a quiet rewrite of the mentor myth: not rescue, not possession, not “he made me.” “He taught me how to fly on my own” balances devotion with self-sovereignty, turning gratitude into a boundary. The first half gives him credit for lift; the second half insists the altitude is hers.

The phrasing does a lot of cultural work. “Fly” is glamorous shorthand for freedom, career momentum, personal reinvention - especially resonant coming from an actress whose public life is built on transformation and scrutiny. Yet she immediately undercuts any fairy-tale reading with “on my own.” That little clause is the prophylactic against the familiar narrative where a powerful man “discovers” a woman and therefore owns the story. It signals a modern awareness of how mentorship can slide into control, and how women in entertainment are often framed as products of male gatekeepers.

Then she adds “learn the tricks,” which is slyly practical. Not “wisdom” or “truth” - tricks: craft, survival tactics, the backstage knowledge of how to navigate an industry that rewards charm and punishes naivete. It hints at professionalism rather than romance, or at least at a relationship where affection is expressed through competence.

The intent feels twofold: to honor someone’s influence and to state, for the record, that the outcome is independence. It’s praise with an exit clause - warm, strategic, and very much of a culture that now interrogates who gets credit for women’s ascent.