Quotes About Representation

We believe that when there is a democratic setup, we have a greater voice.

I go to castings and see several black and Asian girls, then I get to the show and look around there's just me and maybe one other coloured face.

There are very few shows that show women talking like strong, sassy women. Do you know what I mean? 'Sex and the City' started doing that, and that was why that was such a huge hit.

I think at 17, if I'd have seen a show that was really geared towards a woman's sexuality and her finding that and not the male, and not the woman being sexualized, it would have been so interesting to see that growing up.

Maybe my job on this planet is to make the Asian accent sexy.

Where does an actress go after playing Cleopatra's magnificent death? Why didn't Shakespeare write more - and more powerful - roles for mature women?

If we don't allow people to vote in America, what is our democracy? It's a sham.

Who you seen on screen shapes who you are.

That's what you want to keep sharing with the players in today's world: knowing that you represent yourself and your family each time you step on the court and to be the best at it because you never know where it leads to after it's all said and done.

We're going to have more women run for office. We can shift what's going on in Congress.

The reality is, because of access to film, you don't have a lot of black people who want to go behind the camera. We raise our children to want to be in front of the camera and shine, and that's on us.

I'm always proud to pull on the shirt and I always will be, whether it's been for the senior team or the Under-21s.

I am a proud Englishman and proud every time I pull on the England shirt.

If someone were to come from another planet and see the world through movies, they'd think that the world was populated by white men in their 30s who shoot a lot.

In L.A., I was a talent manager for many years. I represented many African-American actors. After a while, I became disheartened over the shortage of roles for African Americans.

I'm out there to play my sport, to showcase my sport. I'm not an actress.

I'm showing the people that a Negro can run for office.

Nothing really prevented me from showing Catman as bi, but it's how I thought of him.

I feel like it's important for young African-American girls - and all people - to read books that tell our stories and watch movies that tell our stories and do the research on our own, too, because sometimes that's not being told, and we're not being seen and shown.

The pictures I appear in are shown in school rooms all over the country.

I do feel a responsibility to try and raise awareness and to help tell the stories of those who may not otherwise have a voice.

We are ambassadors of American style, but we're in awe of British style.

We want to see a Joss Whedon 'Batgirl' film be awesome.

I had an awful lot to say in what I wore as Romana.