Quotes About Diversity

I can't compare quarterbacks as apples and oranges in my mind because everybody's in a different system.

It's funny: a lot of roles I do read for mention physical presence - like, 'built like a quarterback' - and for me, it's pretty boring because I don't want that to be the most important thing. I'm not trying to be Dwayne Johnson.

I don't want people to think you have to look a certain way or be a certain mold to be able to be a quarterback.

There's not that many African-American quarterbacks, so we have to do a little bit extra. Because the percentage of us playing this position, which people didn't want us to play... is low, so we do a little extra.

If anybody should be a judge of quarterbacks, I've played with the most quarterbacks in NFL history throughout my first four years.

The main character is always, you know, this blond-haired, blue-eyed guy who's the high school quarterback or the star of the basketball team. That's all I wanted to be, really, truly. I definitely was not that.

A practical botanist will distinguish at the first glance the plant of the different quarters of the globe and yet will be at a loss to tell by what marks he detects them.

Yes, I am transgendered but I also am a cross-dresser - I dress as a woman. It's not that I just want to be seen as a female in our society, I'm also a drag queen and a performer - there are many levels there.

I grew up on Queen, ABBA and at the same time, Nityasree.

I'm a drag queen. I want colors that get attention. The world does not need another palette with eight tans and a blue.

Growing up, I loved Boy George, George Michael, Annie Lennox, Queen, Freddie Mercury, Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand and Diana Ross.

I was prom queen, and the year before, I was prom king. It was kind of the same; you just got a differently shaped crown.

Well... I don't think everyone can actually be a drag queen, but I think everyone should investigate drag.

Will isn't a screaming queen - that's Jack's part. They needed someone to play the part for America. It's just not the same as Britain. To have a gay character as a lead is risky.

When I think about people like Queen Latifah, who literally found a script for me to star in, that's what I want to be for somebody. When you look at someone like Queen Latifah, or you think about the Will Smiths, those people are multifaceted. They do so many different things, but most important, they give back.

Back in high school, I didn't ever see a Muslim homecoming king or queen - there was never even anyone nominated. It just seemed for a lot of those events, Muslim kids were not being included, and it was probably our fault too - no one was going for it, but no one was trying to push us to do it, you know?

Someone said to me a long time ago, 'You're a drag queen,' and at the time I was a little like... hello? But then I realized over the years that I actually am.

My favorite thing about the Ultimate Queen Celebration is that we're not afraid to explore a non-traditional Queen set list.

I play music from Queen, to Elton John, to classic.

Queen Latifah once came up to me and said 'Bebot' was her favorite song. She said, 'I don't know what you're talking about, but it feels dope!'

These are truly special days we live in - where a clown in a gown can make her very own drag queen revenge-comedy.

I think every city and every drag queen has a different aesthetic or set up, but in the end, it's mutual respect for one another.

The average person assumes that you're a drag queen so you're a nelly and you want to be a girl, which is not the case, and I think Drag Race has changed that for us.

Most people think they don't have anything to relate to a drag queen, but shockingly there's a lot we can talk about.