Quotes About Visibility

As difficult as it can be to have your private life plastered all over the press and on social media every day, I guess the one plus side is that it is like a looking glass for other women to look in and relate to.

I don't have the luxury of doing things privately.

The problem is, the more famous you get, the more people see you who didn't choose to.

Trans talent is not even making it into the audition room, and we're not even being afforded the opportunity to tell our own stories. I feel that is problematic.

I like to play this game where I ask people to count gay pop writers and producers they know. Everyone's always like, 'Oh, there are plenty!' But we always end up counting them on one hand.

It's a lot easier producing for people or being in the background, and they can take all the fire from the front. But in order to express the ideas that I have without any kind of contamination, I thought it would be a cool thing to be out front.

I love writing and producing but I don't think a lot of people know my artist stuff.

If you have a great product but no one knows about it, it's history.

Marketing and press kicks up dust. It gets in your eye, and then you're not focusing on the product.

Some analysts think people come into our shops and then go and buy the product on the Internet, but the manufacturer knows if the customer can't see the product and assess it, they won't buy.

I feel as much pressure as anyone does about their work, really. You just want to be productive; only difference is that the work is seen and judged by a few more people.

Any actor wants their movies and their work to be seen. You don't make a movie or get into this profession for your work not to be seen and just to show them to your mates at home.

There are so many different people doing amazing work across the country that I, in my capacity, definitely want to lift up, because they don't get lifted up that often.

You see the Paper Bois - easy. Personas are easy to touch and see and digest. But you don't get the chance to really see who the Alfreds are. I want to make sure I did that with him.

I thought instead of burying myself under dirt, I'd bury myself under water so everybody could see that you're there.

People did not even then like to eat dirt, if they could see it.

People think I disappear sporadically, but I just do projects that don't get international acclaim.

I can't do a film where I appear in a song and then disappear.

Celebrity's a pain in the backside - you're always on display.

You might be an elite-level athlete in the room, but if no one gets to see you display your craft it doesn't matter.

I want to allow myself to display myself to people.

How often do we get to go to the biggest cinemas in the world and see diverse actors make up the majority of the cast?

For me, diversity is just so important and I want my children to be able to watch TV and see themselves.

You see now more girls getting involved in their sports because they can see it on TV and see these people playing, and I think - the more and more it's exposed and is out there - it will continue to grow and grow. They watch it on TV and think, 'Well, that could be me!'