Quotes About Diversity

Immigration is the issue that tells us who is with us and who is against us; there's no question about it. And it's very simple to understand why - half of all Latinos over 18 years of age were born outside the United States. It really makes no sense to attack them and criticize them if you want their vote.

There are so many stories from the Midwest that should be told. L.A. tells one story, and it's often about itself.

There were no prototypes for me - the telly was full of little blonde juveniles.

It gets slightly daunting if you're watching the telly and everybody's gorgeous. It's just so rubbish. And I'm grateful that it's not so much anymore - it's great to see.

I want to watch telly that reflects the world I see.

I love being able to do a bit of theatre, do a bit of telly, and do a bit of film.

I want to see craggy old faces on the telly. I find them infinitely more fascinating than pretty young ones.

I am 47; I think I must be one of the oldest female newscasters on telly. There's not many of us who still get to work regularly for this long.

It's best, I think, to treat stand-up comedy on the telly like tapas: small tasters of something you'd love a proper plate of.

When I first started on telly, I used to get quite a lot of fan mail from Indians saying it's great that an Indian is on!

I'm half Telugu. My mom is Telugu and dad, a Maharashtrian. I was brought up in Gwalior. I was exposed to English, Hindi, and Marathi. I heard my mom speak to her family in Telugu, so I got the hang of it.

Having done movies in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi, I have been accepted both in North and down South. I don't believe in divisions. I like to believe that I am working in the Indian film industry.

I have sung some songs in Telugu and Malayalam. And I want to sing in Tamil, too.

I started with Tamil film, then Hindi. Now, I am also doing a Telugu film. The journey has been wonderful so far.

When I did my first film, I did not understand or speak Telugu.

I can speak Odiya, Telugu, apart from Hindi and a little bit of Rajasthani, so, truly Indian from that context.

A lot of people tell me, 'You are from North; how do you manage to get along in the South?' I don't know what to say to them. I've always felt at home here, and by learning to speak Telugu, my connection with the place has gotten that much stronger.

Sure, I have been a part of many Telugu movies, but I got those films because of my Hindi movies.

Recently, I read a quote which said that if a woman is beautiful, she's called an Angel' in English and a Bapu Bomma' in Telugu. I think that sums up the legacy he has left behind.

I really respect Telugu cinema and the fact that people out here have a totally different style of working and are at par with Bollywood. Sometimes, they beat Bollywood with the kind of films they make.

The fact that I did a Tamil film is going to help me a lot in learning Telugu.

I have acted in Tamil and Telugu, languages that were alien to me. It was then that I got the call to Malayalam.

I have sung in all languages, and so every people know me - Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu.

I have sung in many languages in my decades long career and Telugu is one of them.