Quotes About Representation

I represent the views and the values of the people of the district.

The Democratic Party is a house of many mansions. It is a body which is extremely important in representing all kinds of people in all parts of the country who have very broad and very different views.

I engage with a lot of journalists, some of them have history and some of them don't, that's not my concern. My concern is to make sure I represent the views I want to represent on those shows.

Researching real people and doing them, I think, is harder than anything else. You don't want to do a caricature of them and you don't want to do an impression. You just want to do the best you can, in terms of presenting their views and a general impression of the guy. That's the hardest thing to do, real people.

I want to make it clear that the lobbying sector does an important job. It is very useful to the government to hear the views of a broad range of groups to make sure we get the best.

I think we, the Republicans, have been mistyped as unfriendly to minorities and not receptive to minority views.

There's nothing wrong with any group of Americans using our democratic system in order to advance their policy views.

It was so important that women were involved in 'She's Gotta Have It' because it's about a woman's opinion. It's about her views of herself, and the world around her, and how the world perceives her, and finding that ground for herself - not even a common ground, but that ground for herself in which she can walk on firmly with confidence.

I want to put something on the screen that audiences have never seen black actors do before, roles that will widen views of who African-Americans are.

Many people have mixed views about unions, but unions used to give people some measure of control at work. They gave them a social life and political representation in Washington, which doesn't really exist anymore.

We should entrust our young people with a voice to express their views on what their futures should look like.

The truth is, our democracy is stronger when more people participate and when everyone's views are heard. More participation not only leads to a more representative government, but also more thoughtful policies that better leverage the strengths - and better address the challenges - of the American mosaic.

A truly united Singapore means having a Parliament that reflects all views, and not just the PAP view or the group-think of a single political party.

Take your money, pool your resources and support people who actually represent your views and have the time to be full-time involved.

It's important to be vigilant at all stages of the making of a film. The theme of a work should be represented properly.

I come from a very common family background in a small village, and getting an opportunity from home state to represent the state for an important and sensitive work is an honour for me and my family.

As the editor at the Village Voice, I always tried to find writers of colour.

I'm excited about 'Luke Cage' with Michael Colter, who plays Luke Cage. I play the villain, Cottonmouth. It takes place in Harlem. It'll just be amazing for people to get to see an African-American superhero, which there weren't any when I was growing up.

It was great to be able to play a hero in 'The Magnificent Seven' in a film industry where Asian actors are often limited to playing a villain.

I hope we can see African American characters as the diva, as the villain, and also as the praying mother. We are all of those things. We tended to only be the best friend or the neighbor in everybody's sitcom.

My question is why does every African American fighter have to be the villain?

It's funny that for women in horror, we have to use the term scream queen, because there is no term for a villain in horror who is female and powerful.

I am no more solely counted for comic or villain roles, which comes more often in mainstream, masala films.

Disabled people used to be either the good person or the real evil villain. There's no way in between.