Quotes About Diversity

I have grown to understand that no matter where we come from, human beings, at heart, are the same. Defining ourselves based on race, religion, and ethnicity is like betraying that.

I always think about race as a part of one's identity, not the whole of one's identity. You don't want it to be the defining characteristic of a character. There has to be more.

The March on Washington was a defining moment in the history of this country and a great example of our nation truly living up to its creed.

I am definitely a person of color.

I don't know what this definition of affirmative action is for some.

I think, all too often, this society has too monolithic a definition of what a black American is.

Hopefully, if we stop using the term plus-size we can just create a broader definition for what a model is.

I think the definition of 'the greatest racecar driver' is different to everybody.

I hate to say 'chain restaurant,' but we're sort of a corporation now. How do we defy that concept, where people assume each restaurant can't be good?

We at the Women's March tried intersectionality, and we were the group that said we're going to do it right, and we're going to defy our women-of-color elders who told us, 'We did this with the white woman before, and it doesn't work.'

For many there is a degree of constancy in our culture; London won't let you down.

If we want to get beyond this whole I'm-cool-because-I-care-about-women thing, what we really need to do is we have to start encouraging women to get engineering degrees in college.

I'm such a generalist. I love everything. If I had the opportunity, I think I would do about 10 different degrees, five different master's degrees, probably as many Ph.D.s, and you can't do that.

Many foreign students take their California degrees back to their home countries. They become entrepreneurs that develop products that they sell back to us.

Of course, every city has its own character, but I enjoy coming to Delhi.

Though I come from Delhi, many other artistes like me attained success in Maharashtra.

In 'Delhi Belly,' I was bald; in other movies I always carried a different look.

Young people can sometimes use language either thoughtlessly or deliberately, particularly around the use of the word 'gay.'

It's hard enough to celebrate being Asian in normal times. But now, when the whole world is kind of coming down, with all this rhetoric and people getting attacked on the street, you really need to deliberately try to celebrate Asian-ness.

My place is cemented in Malayalam films. Malayalam is not my language and it felt alien to me. But for them, I am someone from Karnataka who could deliver.

Early on, I played a Chinese delivery person, and even that, which was very innocuous, felt like I was somehow betraying myself. I felt very self-conscious on set doing that role, with a crew that was almost entirely white.

Growing up, the only Asian face I saw on air was Connie Chung or extras on M*A*S*H. That was it. You could either be Chinese delivery guy No. 4 or maybe one day read the news.

There is more of a demand, especially on the Internet and on Tumblr and Twitter, from women who are like, 'We want to see more of us on TV!'.

I will always demand the right for theatre to talk about anything and anyone. Without exception. None.