Quotes from Josie Totah

My pronouns are she, her, and hers. I identify as female, specifically as a transgender female. And my name is Josie Totah.

I can only imagine how much more fun it's going to be to play someone who shares my identity rather than having to contort myself to play a boy. I'm going to gun for those roles, be it a transgender female or a cisgender female.

I got to record at Capital Records, which was especially awesome. You see all those big singers like Ariana Grande, Beyonce: they're all recording at Capital. It was really cool to be there every single day and just hang out.

I definitely stuck out like a sore thumb. I came to the conclusion - I had to at such a young age - if no one was going to be like me, then I just have to own it. If I can't be like everyone else, then I might as well just own who I am.

My sister, brother, and I are 180 degrees different. Having a conversation with them, you have to tread lightly.

I want to tell everyone that no matter what's keeping them from being their authentic self to hold on to the hope that there will be an end to that road. There will be a life where they can live their true self.

At age 15, I sold a television series to NBC.

Not everybody comes out when they're in their twenties, you know?

'Black Mirror' is definitely my favorite show.

All that young people have to look up to are older role models, and I think it's important to have people like myself show that it's OK to be who you are when you're young.

On the playground, I was the type of kid who wanted to sing with the girls, not play soccer with the boys.

There are funny gay people, and there are funny Indian people, and that's why we watch TV, to laugh. It only makes sense to include all types of funny people, whether or not they're gay or straight or what have you.

I've always liked musical theater, and getting to do stuff like that where I can just dance around and just be crazy is just super fun.

I am a big fan of musical theater.

I believe that I am transgender to help people understand differences. It allows me to gain perspective, to be more accepting of others, because I know what it feels like to know you're not like everyone else.

Jane Lynch is the nicest person I've ever worked with.

I think, almost, the film industry thinks that by making gay characters super masculine, it's an attempt at saying being gay is OK if you act like straight people. I don't think we should just have gay characters who are 100 percent femme, either. I just think it's about that mix and creating more diverse gay characters.

I feel like we need to create more roles that give LGBTQ people the opportunity to be on screen.

I'm happy to be a part of this new generation where people don't care where you come from, what your orientation is, or what your identity is. They just accept you for you.

I like to think of myself as a confidently outgoing person.

I want to continue to use my platform to tell my story to let young people that are struggling with their sexuality or identity know they are not alone, and it will get better.