Quotes About Representation

I grew up watching shows like 'Martin' and 'Fresh Prince' and 'Moesha,' and I was inspired by all these shows. When I was growing up, there were so many black people in TV. That's just the world I was around.

We have a lot of supergeniuses in the Marvel universe, but very few of them are women.

Maybe we can have an all-female Marvel film. We've been talking about it. It's only a matter of time.

Marvel used to be male-dominated, and I think that's changing.

I remember distinctly not seeing myself. I didn't see myself in black culture, white culture, mass culture.

I can't serve just the Negro cause. I've got to serve all the people of Massachusetts.

Officeholders are the agents of the people, not their masters.

I was the first mayor to even go meet with the LGBT community.

I'll be the mayor of all the people.

If you're mayor, it's your duty to support all the groups within the city.

To effect meaningful change, you have to look at who's in the boardrooms, who has the financial control of businesses, and who has the greenlighting power.

I think people will see my medals and my performance for my country and not what I do off the field. They like me because I win for the country and I will continue to do so.

TV has always been a very strong and powerful medium for women.

In my experience, union leaders are respected by their members.

The will of the majority will be respected.

In the press, there's this desire for the black audience to be this monolithic thing that always responds to the same stars. That's a really reductive way of looking at the black audience.

To those who accuse us of being populists, we respond that if this means listening to the people, then yes, we are!

Actors are responsible to the people we play.

The government has returned to the hands of the people.

Virginians deserve someone in Richmond who will always have their back.

Never use dogs to symbolize anything. That is ridiculous. Always ensure that any dogs are just dogs; i.e., characters in the story who happen to be dogs.

I would not dress Katie Price. Ever. It's important to keep the right look, so it's important to be dressing the right people.

Every time there is a movie that tells a South African story, it is done by someone who must be taught the right way of pronouncing 'Sawubona.' Enough is enough.

I try to represent myself, my family and my country the right way.