Quotes About Representation

I do know that when I started, there weren't very many Latina plus-size models. For a long time, with my look and my body type, I felt like there wasn't a place for me.

Just because you are Latino does not mean you can't be global.

Obviously there aren't enough Latino roles out there - I wish there were more of them - but there's got to be more in the future. I'm sure there will be more in the future. The public is asking for it.

A Latino actor can't play this and a Latino actor can't play that because they're Latino.

The Latino vote has to be earned just like any other.

Latinos don't go out and support their own films, but at the same time, it's not their responsibility.

I don't think that 'Vida' is just for Latinos. I don't think 'One Day at a Time''s just for Latinos.

When I was younger, let's face it, Latinos in the league were almost always kickers. But Anthony Munoz was definitely a guy I looked up to.

The youth don't vote lawmakers into office, and as a result, they don't work for them.

As an actor, you're sort of the court-appointed lawyer for the character.

'The Cosby Show' - no one thought there's doctors and lawyers who are married and live in brownstones! Back then no one would have thought we would have an African-American president. They would have laughed in your face.

As constituents, we've become lazy in terms of what we want and how to get it. If we, as a constituency, don't like what Congress is doing, but 90 percent of incumbents get reelected every year, that's a problem.

I'll lead by example and show that gay players are no different from straight ones.

You're not a leader if you haven't been elected.

We are world leaders, and we need to act like it.

The only way I get a leading role in a studio picture is if Ryan Gosling can't play it, which is clearly the case with 'Selma.' If this was a non-colour-specific character, it wouldn't be me. It just wouldn't.

If everyone can say, looking at Obama, that is he is one of us, is that not befitting for the leading country in the world?

I grew up not really seeing a lot of leads in the industry that weren't like - and I look up to these people - but like Ryan Gosling and Christian Bale.

As women we are very accustomed to putting ourselves in the shoes of male leads.

When I watch a show, and it's only six white dudes that are the leads, and I'm just supposed to be interested and relate somehow, that's just not that interesting to me.

Just because we finally have a Latino family on TV doesn't mean we're up there to lecture people about what it means to be Latino.

I never had a black teacher or lecturer, I never once met a black British person who held any sort of professional or managerial role.

Being the only Asian-American in the State Legislature, I've had no choice but to reach across the aisle.

I would like to tell stories through the lens of the gay person, but not just for gay people.