Quotes About Diversity

At RightNow, we employed gays, and we ran a complete meritocracy.

Without mentioning any names, there was a film that was being done, and I ran into the producer on the plane. It was a book that I really, really loved, and I said, 'I'd love to be a part of this.' And they made it clear that that was not going to be possible - for no particular reason other than that there was just no part for a black person.

My character on 'The Crazy Ones' is entirely different than Bob Benson. If these guys ran into each other at a bar, I don't think they'd have much to talk about. They're really different guys.

Yeah, I would go to New England Conservatory a lot. My orchestra teacher ran a program for minority students there.

I put my name out there and ran for public service because I want more inclusion, diversity, and opportunity... I will fight for those values.

I really hope that, as the first male CoverGirl, that I am able to inspire others and give other people confidence to try out makeup! Hey, if a random 17-year-old guy can do it, you definitely can, too!

I get inspiration from movies, from fashion, then completely random things you'd never think of.

My personal style is kind of random; it's always changing - I'm a Pisces! Sometimes I like one particular style for a season, and the next season I will dress totally different.

I take random inspiration from everywhere.

I read pretty much every graphic novel I could lay my hands on. Not only 'Batman' or 'Daredevil,' but random ones like 'Black AF' and '100 Bullets.'

Expose yourself to as much randomness as possible.

I do duets with folks like Randy Goodman, Aaron Neville, Bryan Adams, people like that.

The range of 'Doctor Who' is, I would argue, bigger than the range of any other television program or movie franchise.

I like so many different kinds of music that I've never allowed myself the limitations of one particular range.

Free music, to me, is music without boundaries. It's music that... says you don't have to play a blues in three chord change. See what I'm saying? Music that can go from any range.

Hollywood will put you in a box, so to speak. Some people will have seen you in 'La Bamba' or another dramatic film and think, 'Okay, that's what Lou does.' But they don't really have an idea of the range or diversity that I can bring to a project.

I have a broad range of interests, so I'll always be working on something.

If you're doing a large, complicated character with radio controls, it might take a number of people several months to make it and if you're talking about a quick little hand puppet, it could be made in 2 days, so there's enormous range there, and no real easy generalities.

My goal is to broaden and deepen the range of African-American characters on television, so I always try to show human beings.

I've always published a range of responses to my work in the letters section of my comic book.

As an actor, you just like to be able to play as much range. I just want to be invisible. I want to be able to be perceived as an artist as opposed to 'a black actor': that's the joy.

I'm a huge fan of Doordarshan, so my influences range from international to local.

I can play things, I have a range, I can look trashy and gross.

The range of my interests in science fiction - it really does run a gamut.