Quotes About Diversity

Israel has a fantastic film industry, and many times we are known for our political films or films that have to do with the army. I love the fact that we can show that there are films coming out of Israel that are just for fun.

We know that 99.9% of Arab-Israelis are loyal to Israel.

I wanted to bring likable Arabs into the average Israeli living room.

I'd like to see the haredim become part of the Israeli society.

Israeli Arabs are equal citizens.

Israelis are displaying buds of xenophobia.

Most Arab Israelis speak Hebrew, but not the other way around. It's about time that changed.

When Will and I were growing up in Los Angeles, his girlfriends were always Israeli, so we'd always be hanging out with Israelis in L.A.

There are so many talented Israelis - musicians and actors and everything.

It's kind of a shame that it's even an issue. Not being gay, I can't fully appreciate how complicated that is. In the article, the interviewer asked me, and I said that if I were, I would just say it.

It seems to me the most important issue in the LGBT community is the right to be queer-the right to be free of the heterosexual assumption.

If what you want is a life where your homosexuality is not an issue, move, as many have done.

I think generalizations of any sort are dangerous. I'll say, if that is the case - right now it's an American issue.

I'm not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.

I've always been a black woman in corporate America. I've faced my share of issues.

Gilmore Girls' felt very apart from everything else that was happening. I felt very lucky to be able to be on a show dealing with those issues. I was proud.

You can be yourself, you can speak up for what you believe in, and if some people don't like it, it is what it is. Not everyone's going to agree with you.

People who don't understand will try to label me as one or the other. I'm an athlete and a lot of people just have to come to terms with that. I do well in football, I do well in track. It is what it is.

I've played American, Italian, Greek, French. I've been really lucky that way.

I speak African. I can even speak Italian.

Manbags are only acceptable if you are Italian, French, or gay.

I'm Italian, so I absorb other cultures through their food.

My father was adopted. He grew up in the Italian household.

There are lots of wonderful old Italian actors. You don't need to take an Egyptian to play an Italian actor.