Obviously, gay projects play a special role for me because I am gay, so I'm doubly proud of them.

I think 'Sisters Brothers' is going to go - and my contribution to it, hopefully - will go a long way to opening up that new horizon for trans performers.

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When you start making a movie, people want to know: Who's the star power? And very early, I realized there's not a lot of 26-year-old black actors who have been given the opportunity to be the lead of...

I'm not going to be one of those people who says, 'I'm a showrunner; I'm not a black showrunner.' I'm black when I go to sleep. I'm black when I wake up, period. It doesn't affect my perspective on...

Our films are now portraying the real woman of today, and thankfully, female characters are pretty close to reality. This is a welcome change, and I think it is a reflection of our society.

The number of Latino roles is very limited, and it's unfortunate there isn't more color-blind casting.

We made a commitment to making diverse stories with diverse characters brought to life by diverse artists.

I continue to try to be that face that young girls, particularly Black girls, can have a tangible role model to know that they are going to be okay in this world.

I am beyond honored to bring bisexuality in females to the screen more.

In the '80s, there was a fixed costume of a heroine, and not the physical costume, but this is what a heroine is, she is an art prop. She will look beautiful, support the hero, dance, get saved by...

I had always wanted to do a show of girls of color, a show that showcased diversity.

I don't look like most women in the industry.

I would love to see an Asian American superhero.

I think there are more female characters in videogames now but I also think that's because videogames in general are more diverse now.

The great thing about 'Total Divas' is that it gives people who don't watch wrestling an avenue to see how empowering we women are.

And as a woman on television, I actually feel like you're more representative of women if you're - if you've got curves and if everything isn't super tight.

I wanted to be an MP who was normal. I believe in politics, I'm a proud parliamentarian, and I want people to want parliamentarians again.

Girls need to see somebody that looks like them talking about science and technology.

I think it's time that we have a women's show about the West. The concentration has been on the men and the Indians.

When I look at a woman through my camera, I see her with complete admiration and appreciation of her beauty, strength, and power - and that's how I do my best to represent her.

When I look around, I see so many incredible Black performers, inside and outside of our company. It feels like a really great time for Black wrestlers, and there are so many Black wrestling fans that...

Unfortunately, when you look at the amount of comic book heroes out there, minority heroes are few and far between.

When I was a girl, there wasn't anything in Spanish in the movies until you saw it on DVD.

I do feel privileged to play Elektra, because definitely she is a strong female character. She's a strong character. It would be nice if eventually we'd just say she's a strong character, not a strong...

The coolest thing for me now is when I'm in the States and I meet other Asian-Americans who are like, 'Dude, thank you so much for doing what you do. I love your music, I love whatever. But whatever...

As an ethnic female in wrestling, there will be people reading my words and I want to set an example. I did experience racism.

I don't want to be super aggressive, but I think it's an issue that the population of America isn't reflected accurately in a lot of movies. I'm just disappointed that there isn't an Asian leading man...

I was always longing to do, emotionally and physically, what my male counterparts always got to do. I just felt envious, every time I saw a movie that I was in awe of, and it was usually a male lead....

There are so many actresses I want to write for. I see them, and I think, 'Why is she not playing that lead? What's happened to that actress?' I think all I can do is to write parts for women, to say,...