Quotes About Stereotypes

I was raised to think that rock was music for ignorant people who didn't think for themselves.

I was raised around heterosexuals, as all heterosexuals are, that's where us gay people come from... you heterosexuals.

You're raised to think being a mother is an inevitable step in your development but you start to ask yourself questions, because not every woman does want to have children.

I was raised to be a very intelligent housewife.

When guys talk about sex, eyebrows don't get raised. It's different for girls.

Men want to play a bigger and equal role in raising their children, but as a society we don't support them in that.

I've never seen Ralph Lauren, Rick Owens, or Raf Simons described as white designers. They are just designers.

People associate pageants with glamour, where there are celebrities walking on the ramp wearing beautiful gowns, heels and make-up - but that's just one aspect.

When I got involved in politics and started running, there were questions about whether a woman could take care of her kids and serve in office. And that was never an issue when I ran.

Having watched 'The Lone Ranger,' I asked my dad, 'You think we can be on TV like that guy?' He said, 'Probably not. You have to be 6 feet and blond to work in TV and movies.' I said, 'But what about that guy? Jay Silverheels?'

The old image of Tonto and the Lone Ranger was one that we, as Indian people, didn't care much for; it was kind of a second-class citizen.

It's such a lie that women go for funny men.

Pretty people don't keep comedies on the air. Funny people keep comedies on the air.

It's funny: people who meet me say, 'I thought you'd be different.' But I'm still the same guy.

I think audiences have always wanted to see women in the movies, but every time a movie like 'Bridesmaids' comes out, everyone says, 'Oh how funny, people do want to see women in the movies.'

The funny thing about cinema is, usually when they do a story that has African Americans in it, there always has to be a white guy who's the savior.

The funny thing is, I don't actually think of myself as fat at all. I don't think I am. Not really.

I can't tell you the number of times people have told me if I just lost 10kg, I could go much further in my career. But I'm determined to show them - and other average-size women - it is doable and possible.

Earnestness makes British people gag.

It shouldn't be that people think the National Gallery is just for middle-class white people.

There are people who are very dismissive of games and gamers.

There was the 'Cosby Show' in America in the 1980s, which was a doctor in a beautiful Brownstone middle-class house. We just haven't created a role like that in the U.K.; it's always gangs and crime. We need to be brave.

I don't care if people think I'm gay. I know I'm not, so it doesn't bother me.

I don't think there is a guy that played more gay characters than I have done in my life.