Quotes About Inclusion

Why shouldn't there be more epic, brilliant female characters onscreen?

I grew up looking for myself onscreen and never could find myself. And I believe that I am supposed to be Toula to show people that it's O.K. to be different.

For me, like, obviously, I want to see myself onscreen.

When we have trans actors play trans characters, people can look onscreen and say, 'OK, this is what trans is.'

I'm trying to be what I want to see more of: Black women onscreen.

When I was growing up, there were people of color onscreen, but I never saw interracial couples.

It's really empowering when you see yourself represented in entertainment and, especially, onstage when you're talking about how this country came to be.

There's something about being onstage, man. No matter what age I am or where I'm going, theater will constantly be the thing that accepts me and embraces me.

I have a responsibility to diversity onstage, but one of the things I've heard about our production of 'Boys' is that it's a bunch of white guys. Well, race is a component of this play. You can't just drop people in willy-nilly and say, 'Well, we're going for diversity.'

If you're anything other than a white, cisgender, able-bodied dude, people are going to project narratives, imagery, and context onto you that you might not necessarily see for yourself.

I got paid the same as my male counterpart grad students and onward.

Being Asian in this business is something you have to consider, because sometimes people aren't as open. They'll say, I can't see you with a Caucasian person.

I wasn't a part of any real clique at school but had a select few friends that I would open up to.

Game's always been open arms with me.

I loved Hackney because they embraced me really, like with open arms.

MMA has been very accepting. I wouldn't say that every gym you go to is as open as the gym I'm a part of. But they just accepted me with open arms.

We need employers to have an open mind about people with mental illness, and be willing to employ people, with the right support.

I knew what my scripts would say before I opened them: 'Enter Conchita.' I played handmaidens, Indian squaws, and Mexican dancers.

I feel like now is great time for a rom-com because the genre is sort of being opened up to being told by people that look different from each other or who have different orientations.

Social media opened up basically every opportunity for me because, traditionally, I wouldn't be thought of as a model.

Sonya has opened up a huge light for me. Now that we travel so much together around the world, she's helped me open up and be so involved in the LGBTQ community.

I think as a whole America is dealing with the issue of homophobia. We got to be really honest about whether we believe in civil rights for all people or not. As Black people we need to remember the moment that we say it's okay to disenfranchise one segment of society, we're opening the door to move backward on ourselves.

I really want to keep on opening doors for myself, and others who want to come in.

I definitely see the genre opening up a lot more. I don't know if black people don't want to get into country music or what, but I feel like we're breaking down barriers.