Quotes About Representation

The music industry needs a TV outlet for hip-hop fans and artists.

GLAAD has so much information and outlets about LGBTQ people and some of the issues we face and who we are.

There are a lot of women screenwriters, but they are obviously outnumbered by men. And it still is a very much male-dominated industry.

You've got to do the same sort of outreach to Hispanics that you do to any other group. They want to see their congressman.

I used to want covers that represented the book's contents very closely and were also pretty. Many folks automatically believe that this is what makes a good cover. But I've changed my mind about this. While the cover should not lie (by implication or outright), its job is simply to say: 'Pick me up!' to someone who might like the book.

I don't think that Argentinian cinema is well-known outside Argentina the way it should be.

I am probably an outsider because I challenge conventional narratives about who should have a seat at the table.

I will always make films that champion outsiders, because I still feel like one, even though I'm now governor of the documentary branch of the Academy.

I'm definitely drawn to stories about outsiders. Feeling like that myself as a gay black man, I often seek to give a voice to those in the world who don't have one.

Finish people have not been very successful at all. We are not doing very well in sport. We are outsiders in the world.

Oasis were massive for me, because of the attitude and what they represented and how outspoken they were. It felt like they were exactly like me.

Caricatures created by politics never fit comfortably into the Oval Office.

I just think overall there's not as many female ministers than there are male ministers.

Image is one of the most important aspects in branding. People identify you and your actions with your name and the product you endorse. The image that you show to fans, followers, consumers, etcetera will affect your marketability and your overall appeal to diverse audiences.

It's really maddening out there for dark-skinned actresses in terms of the opportunities we get. There's just so much talent that is being overlooked.

A lot of the shows I have done, I'm often the only black guy and I have often had to play second or third fiddle. It isn't necessarily a bad thing if it is a strong ensemble cast. But I feel people have overlooked my abilities.

We're not going to change overnight that we have a majority of all white male leaders.

I wanted to go overseas and act. I wanted to be an actor in an industry that isn't necessarily the most inclusive for anybody different.

I'm happy that I can wear the Canadian jersey with pride. I'm happy that I can say I'm a Canadian playing overseas.

When I was a kid and going to the movies I was overwhelmed by the way women were always second-class citizens in the film.

Every member of every tribe was entitled to his vote, but since this had to be delivered in person at the Ovile the practical effect was to ensure that only the wealthiest out-of-towner could afford to travel to Rome to exercise his right. Inevitably, this served to skew the voting in favor of the rich.

That's not my picture...

The way it had originally worked was that each of the three estates got an equal say: each had an equal number of "deputies" to represent it. This meant that the clergy and the nobility together could outvote anything that the rest, collectively known as "the Third Estate," wanted; the idea of proportional representation—or any meaningful voice for the people—was

energized and emboldened delegates of the Third Estate, the "99 percent"—in reality, closer to 96 percent—of the French population who paid the bulk of the taxes