Quotes About Representation

But also, there are no films being made about Afghanistan.

Almost every country in Africa has now instituted multi-party democracy.

There are as many quality African-American actors and actresses as Caucasians, but it seems that they get a lot more opportunities.

Even though I'm an African-American woman, it's not different from any other Bachelorette.

I always say it's hard to cast an African-American film sometimes because those kinds of actors just aren't out there.

If you want a president who will make things better in the African-American community, you are looking at him. You take a look!

I liked the fact that there were so many different representations of black women and black men in the movie. It wasn't like we all had the same agenda.

I didn't have any agent; I've never had an agent.

I have an agent now.

In 2005, I did a lot on 'Habibi' and a lot of business stuff. I got an agent that year.

Every character I play is straight, which is unique, my agent says, because it's not really been done before that someone who is completely out is able to play straight roles.

My agent loves me.

When I stopped playing football, I stopped my relationship with my agent. I always had one agent.

I feel like my agents are really amazing and smart.

I have the best agents in the world.

Pictures are packaged and cast by agents.

When I started the original 'Alien,' Ripley wasn't a woman, it was a guy.

I believe people want a President for all Americans. And so I'm out there talking about what we can do for every single American.

I want to help change the laws to protect all people - not just Republicans, not just Democrats, not just Black people, all people.

Typically, there's this perspective among writers - and black writers: there's this idea that there is one person - and maybe beyond writers - among blacks, there is always one person who everyone should go to learn about all things black.

NWA was all-American; Wu-Tang was all-American. It was just a part of America you may not have seen at the time.

Everything for me becomes allegory.

I like to use horror as allegory.

I just think that all of us in this room should have a voice in how the USA is represented. And he don't allow us our voice, that's all I'm saying.