Quotes About Representation

There's a burden of responsibility for me to show up correct - in my head, if I don't do it right, then I'll get shut out, and then other trans women of color will be shut out.

There are still so many movies made starring 50 men and one woman! A white male actor should never be allowed to complain about anything. Shut up and sit in the corner. I mean, seriously!

Human beings are created with empathy. Art serves that purpose. So why should I be disinterested in a character who's a man, and why should a man shy away from a show that's female-driven?

Growing up, I didn't have any role models that were sick that were doing anything with their life, ever.

I'm so sick of hearing how there's no strong roles for women. I don't care about strong roles. I just want to see women who are characters! A nun, a serial killer, a housewife, as long as there's some depth there.

I'm so sick of people misunderstanding Asians in America and what we're about.

I am so sick of being exhorted, as a writer, to improve the world by representing it in a more hopeful way.

I'm so sick of hearing that U.K. hip hop doesn't get credit and success when I'm working to get it - for me and for others, too.

I got sort of sick of seeing Asians being the blank, bland real estate agent or something. I didn't care. It didn't mean anything to me.

I look at books as being a form of activism. Sometimes they'll show us a side of the world that we might not have known about.

I want to push that no matter what race you are, you're never just a sidekick or broken character. You're the main character, you're the funny character, you can be whatever you want.

Quite often in comic book movies, very good actresses are relegated to being the girlfriend or the helper or the sidekick or something.

Queer black characters have been the sidekick for long enough. It's time for us to finally take the lead.

Growing up, usually when I saw a black female on television, she was either a broken character or sidekick.

Women in sports television are allowed to read headlines, patrols sidelines, and generally facilitate conversation for their male colleagues. Sometimes, they even let us monitor the Internet from a couch.

What I look for in a role is a woman who is important - not on the sidelines, not arm candy: women who do important things.

I'm eager to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to get things done for the people of California and the nation.

My father was an actor, and my mother was his agent, so I had it on both sides: the crazy actor and his representation.

I think that's what Peter Morgan does so well, is to show very balanced sides of everyone.

Sierra' is me being a plus-size woman.

Fashion week is not an episode of 'Girls' or 'Friends,' where I'm OK that there is not a black person in sight because I honestly believe these characters don't come into contact with - therefore don't have - any black friends. No, in the case of Fashion week, it feels wrong.

People lose sight that the counties run the elections.

My legal name is Mulroney Lapham, but politically, 'Mulroney Lapham' just didn't work. Too much for a lawn sign.

That diamond cutter sign became my moniker.