Quotes About Representation

I think if you don't be proactive about how you want your music to be visually represented, I think other people will do it for you.

Don't send me your script if you want me to play the black best friend; I just won't do that.

People lament that there's no roles being written for South Asian or Muslim characters. But their parents don't want their children to go into the entertainment field. You don't get it both ways.

I'm like John Q. Public. I represent what every guy wants and needs.

There are so many female directors coming into the industry and a lot of them have important stories they want to tell that seem to fall a little bit more on the indie level.

I think all minority audiences watch movies with hope. They hope they will see what they want to see. That's why nobody really sees the same movie.

You can make Jesus however you want. I think it's beautiful that there is no specific type, you can imagine whatever you want.

Over the last several days, we have heard from members of Congress who want their voices to be heard. I absolutely agree.

A Protestant, if he wants aid or advice on any matter, can only go to his solicitor.

I'm just honest. They [asians] don't want to see black people generally in their movies.

Having spent a lot of time trying to figure out screenwriting, I do feel moved and I want to try to write good roles for women of every age.

I think that we can't deny the public's want for balancing out the images that are out there depicting women. Not all of us are 17 and a size two.

Bruce Lee was the first guy to bring film recognition of Asian men not being wimps, so it made me want to be as powerful as he was.

Utah could elect its first black Republican woman to Congress. In other words, Utah finally got one black person and the first thing they want to do is send her to Washington.

There are brands out there, plus-size brands, that all they want to do is sell their clothes and be done.

Female directors, directors of color are a big thing for me, which are both important voices and potent voices that need to be heard. That's how I want to engage myself as an actor going forward.

The people I'm honored to represent in Missouri and all over the country want leaders to address their kitchen table everyday problems.

I am just convinced that people want to see people on TV who are more like themselves.

Identity politics are wearisome; you don't want to go on speaking for any one group as a writer.

What would I reclaim America as? I do want it to be a diverse country.

Ordinary people who have lots of good ideas want more than a suggestion box, and they need a union to represent that thinking.

My image is very important to me. I want to bring a good face to my family. That's the way I've been raised.

For some of us, there are few terms that induce narcosis quicker than "Christian allegory.

The Royal family to me are not England, and they are not the flag.