Quotes About Inclusivity

I have no problems with gay men or gay women.

You know, I think Jesus was famous and also in a lot of trouble because he always chose people over sort of established procedures.

A police officer asked me why I agreed to play a Pakistani in my films. I told him that someone has to do different, na. If everyone will become Indian army officer then how the story will proceed?

All I want to do is make sure that art is available to all Americans in a participatory way, whether you engage in the art process yourself or you're an audience member.

What I appreciate about WP is that they have very clear processes for candidacy and membership. There is no fast track or parachuting.

'To the Bone' is autobiographical. It's written and directed by a woman; it's starring all women, apart from me and Keanu, who are in lesser parts, and it's produced by women.

There's an inherent idea that if a Black executive producer and a Black director are going to do a movie based on a Black writer's book that everybody is going to be Black.

I don't have one role that I want to play. I guess... I want to be a producer. I want to be an activist. I want to be proactive in bringing about work for men, women, boys, girls, everybody who is good at what they do and deserve a shot at it.

As a producer, I try to bring as many nice people as I can to insure that there's no screaming, there's no shouting, there's no bullying. The more of those kind of people that you can bring together, the better the experience everyone has on set.

There seem to be more women producers than men.

Once there are more African Americans and Asian Americans behind the scenes as producers, writers, and directors, I think more inclusive casting will happen.

People like me, DJs and producers, have a bigger say and a bigger voice than we've ever had before.

When you have filmmakers like Justin Simien, writers, producers, actresses like Lena Waithe, who are people of color, they're creating their own content and saying, 'You know what? We're not going to wait on someone else to tell our story. We're going to do it ourselves. You can be a part of it or not.'

What's important is to have more women creators behind the scenes, being producers and being in charge. That will ultimately help push this boys'-club, locker-room mentality out the door.

There are a lot of women - directors, producers, writers - involved in my career. They are all interested in telling good stories, and good stories involve men and women.

I just felt drawn towards the kind of music that really needed a strong female presence female writers, female producers, female figures and that just kind of unfolded on its own.

Far too few designers put any thought into usability, ending up with a great product that's completely inaccessible.

With 'Suffragette,' I was emboldened that there were so many women around me. We had a female writer, producers, production and costume designers.

How is it that you profess love for God but can't accept another human being?

One could say that in case of need, every normal and healthy woman is able to hold a position. And there is no profession which cannot be practiced by a woman.

Acting is the most brotherly and sisterly profession in the world.

It always rankled me - in law school and the legal profession - when lawyers would speak to each other in their own exclusive language.

It is annoying that some people only see black women as role models to other black women, rather than as role models to lots of different people.

Women are bipartisan. We bring a different perspective on every issue. And I believe that every issue is a woman's issue.