Quotes About Stigma

I must say also that it's never worked to my disadvantage that I have long, blond hair.

I think, in Australia, it's kind of a crazy thing to say, 'I want to be an actor.' People look at you weirdly. And when I said I was moving to L.A., I remember people saying, 'No, you shouldn't. You'll just come back disappointed.'

It's annoying and disappointing that people think I just keep clubs up.

Going forward, I am focused on rooting out discrimination against those living with HIV/AIDS.

Without a doubt, my sexuality was something that I just never discussed, especially in the 1950s.

I'm a mental-health advocate big time, so I think it's great when depression is a thing that's discussed out in the open, because it's still way too stigmatized.

There have been so many discussions about my weight: How is she going to lose weight? Is she going to lose weight? When is she going to lose weight? It's kind of it's funny.

Having cancer is one thing; looking like you have cancer is another thing. It's a disease that already takes so much.

The AIDS is a disease that is hard to talk about.

I really think the disease aspect gets lost when you're talking about alcoholism and addiction; it's not like you're battling leukemia or a heart problem; it is that.

There are zillions of people who say that alcoholism is a disease, but not many of them believe it.

Most people look at ageing as a disease. They do. They have prescriptions and places where you go to eradicate it.

You are no less or more of a man or a woman or a human for having depression than you would be for having cancer or cardiovascular disease or a car accident.

I find it embarrassing and disgusting to ask to do a part and be told I'm too pretty. How can I answer that?

Bipolar disorder is something that is mine. And it is very difficult to talk about it.

Last time I checked, someone who takes medication for a disorder is not a doper.

'Ambitious' is seen as a dirty word, especially when it comes to women. But what being ambitious actually means is to achieve distinction in your chosen field.

When people didn't really know who I was, and I would get on stage, they would be distracted by what I looked like, so I would have to dumb myself down, in a way, for people to feel safe to laugh.

As a reggaeton act, I've always felt people are looking down on us and expecting us to fail. That's enough of a burden, and we automatically try to act with dignity.

I find it difficult to explain, but I'm quite ashamed of being an actress.

I understand, as the young, attractive woman in film, that there's always going to be people seeking out extra salacious things for you to do.

I lost most of my friends. Their parents had told them to stay away from me, because they said I was crazy, I was an extremist.

All my life I have faced this awkwardness, as I almost sound like a guy. In fact, whenever I would call my friends, their dads would say, 'Hold on son.'

Mum was on benefits for a few years. Then I failed the 11-plus and I went to the secondary modern. And that was hard because the expectations were so low in the school.