Quotes About Representation

We always tell everyone that women's wrestling has always been told through the lens of a man because it's a male-dominated industry. It's never been told through the lens of a woman and we want to be able to tell that story.

I go everywhere in the state and I listen to Montanans, whether it's in conservative areas or liberal areas, and take those ideas back to Washington, D.C., and put them into action.

Equalities issues are a key part of the Liberal Democrats and under my leadership we would push for them at every opportunity - whether in government or not.

I don't think liberals in the media are really that much different from liberals outside the media.

I wish the Libertarian Party would get more play in the media but they don't.

I know that when I was a children's librarian, that was about 1940, boys particularly asked where were the books about kids like us, and there weren't any at that time.

A black character is much more than just a black character; he's a character, period. So show the world as it is. Even with all your artistic license, you make a political choice.

I guess the more women are present and out there in life, the more their stories will be told. I don't know. Their stories have always been told on Lifetime.

Being a voice for my community is something that I don't take lightly.

We can't let 535 people continue to limit the progress of a nation of more than 300 million.

In the early '90s, there was such a limited idea of what you could see on TV.

#MeToo should not be limited to art or TV.

We can list a bunch of actors who have embodied characters that aren't their nationalities, and I think that's the beauty of acting.

When I look at the list of my favorite works, writers who are women do tend to outnumber writers who are men for whatever reason.

Movies are too literal.

Film in many ways is very literal.

Democracy literally means the power of people. Democracy is not about politics, it is about the people.

Anuj Bahari has always been a really good literary agent for me. What a good agent does is that he manages many of your business aspects so you can keep your time free for writing.

All literature is political.

If I had seen a black woman play Juliet as a little girl, my idea of my place in the world would have been totally different.

There are not very many opportunities for little people in the industry. There are small parts and character parts, but we don't get the girl-at-the-end-of-the-film kind of parts... but I was quite happy with what I was doing.

People balk at the fact that I've played loads of gay characters. Maybe I have, but you know what? It doesn't matter.

MPs do not work for you. They work for the lobbyists who have bought their parties.

I've always believed in local government.