Quotes About Diversity

I love everybody in Gotham. Gotham suits me really well. I'll write anything from 'Nightwing' to 'Batgirl' and any of the villains.

Ever since I was a kid and growing up and watching things like the 'Naked Gun' movies, there was always this stereotype about how Arabs were perceived and portrayed. I've never watched those Arab villains in the movie and felt like that was me.

Part of what's interesting about the 'Star Wars' world is, villains are complex, obviously, and they occupy, as in life, different roles within different organizations.

We are tagged as comedians, villains, etc. but those are just character traits of a role and there is no need for differentiation.

I hope that every film I make has something to offer in the area of making people feel either vindicated or different in terms of who they are.

The young come in many guises: vigorous and passionate, vindictive and mean-spirited. And not every person over 65 is dozing in a retirement home.

Many of my early Vines and collaborations were with gay people.

Martha's Vineyard is a very strange place, racially speaking. Or maybe it's the way things could be if everyone had a bit more money and job security and status and could meet on equal enough footing.

I'm the type of person who far prefers a vacation filled with trips to museums and art galleries, shopping and exploring vintage flea markets, people-watching at cafes, and discovering delicious restaurants as opposed to lounging on a beach for days on end.

I'll rock with anyone - vintage rappers, young dudes, anyone.

If you can't afford the prices at one store, go to a store you can afford. There are plenty of options for all budgets in the vintage world.

My parents let me get my outfit in the gayest place possible, the 'International Male Catalog.' They sold mostly speedos and thongs and clubwear, and I was like, I'm getting that sheer shirt with the dragon on it, and then those vinyl patent leather pants and the cheetah platform boots.

One thing that did get me into a lot of different types of music was when I was very young, the local record store went out of business and they were selling off all the vinyl. I remember going in - I was probably 16 or 17 and I'd just gotten a record player as a present. It was like hitting the jackpot: all these records for $3 apiece.

I have a girl crush on Olivia Munn so much, especially on 'Newsroom.' And Cara Delevingne, but who doesn't love her face? Viola Davis is my acting crush.

Viola Davis should be a household name. So should Angela Bassett.

Viola Davis is a perfect example of somebody who's so much better than the parts she has the opportunity to play.

I love Viola Davis.

I was working with the likes of Steve McQueen, Matthew McConaughey, Viola Davis, just running the gamut.

I'm very optimistic because I think that the real strength of a nation like the United States comes from blending cultures. There's no way that you can close the frontiers anywhere. The borders are there to be violated permanently.

I will oppose a Muslim registry with every fiber of my being. That is not the American way of conducting affairs and violates every principle we stand for.

The state should say that there is place to maintain the Jewish majority even if it violates rights.

I think, in this country, anybody can do whatever they want to do as long as it's not hurting anybody else or violating the laws of society.

If giving points to some students to achieve greater diversity is a quota system in violation of the Constitution, how can the awarding of points to the children of a less diverse alumni be upheld?

When you single out any particular group of people for secondary citizenship status, that's a violation of basic human rights.