Quotes About Acceptance

New York used to be a place where, if you were different, you were celebrated.

The club scene was really like a... they really weren't sure if I was a girl or a transsexual. When they found out, it was celebrated instead of 'Ssshh! Don't tell anyone!' That felt really liberating.

What appeals about the '70s is the celebration of the female form, the lack of constriction.

It is ok for celebrities to not look good always.

You have to learn how to behave in these kind of moments when you are not able to control the game 100 per cent.

All my books center around death in some way.

I will never be a CEO again.

For me, cerebral palsy wasn't the biggest deal, because I always had it. You know, you always work with what you got.

No matter how good of an actor I am, I can't un-act having cerebral palsy.

I definitely think awards ceremonies should have gender-neutral categories.

It's hard to dance after a certain age. All those athletic things - like looking up at my kneecaps - they're just not there anymore.

I understand that some people like certain things more than others, but by the time you are an adult, you really should be able to sit down and eat pretty much anything.

All the Arsenal fans boo me, and when I look back, I understand where everything went wrong, but there are certain things in life you cannot come back to anymore.

You find it hard to deal with certain things and as you get older it becomes easier.

Some people don't have a sense of humor about certain things, and other people do.

And I was ashamed of myself for feeling like I had to do that in order to look a certain way. I felt misshapen, just not natural anymore. And I think it was a big stimulator of my drug use.

I think wearing less makeup can seem a bit scary for some women because we get so used to seeing ourselves look a certain way.

It is okay, I believe it is not wrong for the industry or the audience to think that a lead actress must look a certain way or have a body of a certain type.

I am certainly not racist; I even like the British.

You can try to challenge everything... but not age!

I accept sceptics, you've got to have challenges.

It doesn't matter who you are: being human is being human. Everyone has days that are challenging.

My weight has been one of the most challenging things that I've had to deal with throughout my career.

I was a gay kid who didn't know I was a gay kid, which was really challenging because you think there is something wrong with you until you understand what it is.