Quotes About Representation

I've led a life working at every level of government, from Congress to local government.

London's not a white city. So why should our catwalks be so white?

Just speaking for myself, when I'm complimented for being Vietnamese-American in television - the only one - that doesn't make me feel happy, that makes me feel really lonely, actually.

I feel like black players have come a long way.

Well, I always looked at Mulan as a movie about a lesbian coming out.

I'm definitely looking forward to doing a film one day with more female actors.

I'm looking forward to do female-centric films.

Louisiana wants a leader that will take their values to D.C. and will fight for them without wavering.

I committed to the people of Louisiana that my administration would look like the state as a whole.

I get a lot of the time, 'We don't know how to market you,' or, 'You're too big.' Or, 'We have one of you already,'. But you don't have one of me already; you don't have a seven-foot, lovable guy. You don't have that.

When I was younger, it was like, 'Yay, lesbians love me!' I didn't know there was a responsibility that came with it.

People in my country love me. I represent my country very well.

Being able to write about love through a trans lens is something that's not really represented when it comes to love songs.

I really love stories about women.

I never saw anyone my size in magazines when I was younger.

In a lot of movies, African-Americans are either maids or slaves, but that's not all they were. We need to show that. And we can't keep erasing history.

People are always thinking that I'm the main character in my books, but each one has been different, and sometimes they've been men.

North-east films are still not on a national level. But 'Axone' is a mainstream film. I found the script very authentic and also very funny.

Washington is totally out of touch with mainstream America.

I'm interested in people who are dwelling outside the mainstream. And very often, those people happen to be woman of color.

Black people are not often considered mainstream.

It's time for a trans hero in a mainstream comic.

For me, it was important to keep my name in 'mainstream Hollywood.'

A lot of gay-themed films are terrible. And mainstream audiences and the press aren't interested, understandably.