Quotes About Diversity

Reading and writing isn't supposed to be this exclusive club; it's just supposed to be entertaining.

The lamest excuse that I get incessantly is, 'Oh, we're not going ethnic with that role,' so I can't go in for it, or I can't get the part, which is really stupid, because, in today's world, people look different.

If people don't want to cast you, they give you this stupid excuse that it's because you don't fit into a certain image.

I'm so tired of making excuses for old white men.

I love different exercises. If your body gets used to one particular type of exercise, it won't be good. I keep changing my exercise and that way, I have been fit.

Electronic music has existed since the '70s, and it's almost comical how many subgenres of it there are.

Anti-black racism is not just an Egyptian problem. It exists in many parts of the Arab world.

I do remember instances where girls would just fawn over me because they liked that I was different - exotic - to them. And they didn't use the word 'Asian' at the time. All of the aspects that make me Asian, they liked.

I don't see myself as exotic.

People think of me and think, 'Ibiza and hippy look.' I'm trying to expand.

As an actor, you want to do something which audience don't expect from you.

You don't have to make yourself look like people expect you to look.

I've done some really off-the-wall stuff and stuff that people might not expect. That's one way to work through people's expectations of you.

I feel as if I've been able to do so many things I never expected to do.

I've played roles that aren't expected of an Asian.

I grew up in a close-knit community where I was expected to excel, and it was a different experience when I got to the university. There were very few students of color, and those numbers were extremely low in the school of engineering.

We live in such an image-heavy world that not seeing yourself in that landscape can really make it tough to feel human, to feel like you are part of the world.

When I started out in films, I didn't know any of the languages I worked in.

I will try to dub for myself in as many languages as possible.

I've done songs in other languages. I know how hard it is.

I have been an actor now for 40 years having worked in over 10 countries and three languages.

Our goal is to see Big History become a normal part of high school curricula. I'd love to see it being taught in lots of languages. A global course.

I would like to speak 10 languages.

I've been working in three-four languages. I'm happy to do it.