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Becoming

I had to set myself off to a place where I was confidentthat I was going to be his equal

I had to set myself off to a place where I was confident
that I was going to be his equal

Full Transcript

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I had to set myself off
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to a place where I was confident that I was going to be his equal.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:15
Uploaded
Jun 01, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Higher Ground,Big Mouth Productions

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Movie Summary

Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others during her 2019 book tour for 'Becoming.'
The thing that really changed it was the birth of our children. - Becoming 00:05
The thing that really changed it was the birth of our childr...
Something had to give, - Becoming 00:06
Something had to give,
I made that concession, - Becoming 00:07
I made that concession,
So I have to tone down my aspirations. - Becoming 00:05
So I have to tone down my aspirations.
[Gayle] You shared that you went to marital counseling, - Becoming 00:05
[Gayle] You shared that you went to marital counseling,
[Michelle] Counseling helped me to look at, - Becoming 00:09
[Michelle] Counseling helped me to look at,
-It is hard blending two lives together. -[Gayle] Yeah. - Becoming 00:04
-It is hard blending two lives together. -[Gayle] Yeah.
You go to marital counseling and you think that they're going to tell you, - Becoming 00:08
You go to marital counseling and you think that they're...
I took Barack to marital counseling - Becoming 00:05
I took Barack to marital counseling
And then he started looking over at me. I was like, "Why are you talking to me?" - Becoming 00:08
And then he started looking over at me. I was like, "Wh...
But one of the things I learned that helped me, - Becoming 00:11
But one of the things I learned that helped me,
My resentment for him was that Barack was prioritizing himself, in a way. - Becoming 00:06
My resentment for him was that Barack was prioritizing himse...
I was like, "How do you find time to work out?" - Becoming 00:05
I was like, "How do you find time to work out?"
"So let me stop being mad at him for going to the gym - Becoming 00:06
"So let me stop being mad at him for going to the gym
[chattering] - Becoming 00:07
[chattering]
[applause and cheering] - Becoming 00:07
[applause and cheering]
Sasha, better known as "Natasha," and Malia. - Becoming 00:04
Sasha, better known as "Natasha," and Malia.
I quit a job that I had been in for ten years - Becoming 00:05
I quit a job that I had been in for ten years
As a friend, I have been by her side for almost all of this. - Becoming 00:05
As a friend, I have been by her side for almost all of this.
["Nonstop" by Drake playing] - Becoming 00:08
["Nonstop" by Drake playing]