Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" Cultural change always precedes political change. "

Related Quotes:

" Even while I'm really interested in playing female characters that are varied and interesting and dynamic, I'm not of the mind that you always want to play strong female characters. I think I just want to play characters that are interesting, and not all people are 'strong.' "

" Oftentimes in films, the female character, if she's not the protagonist - and often, even if she is - feels like an imitation of what a woman is. "

" The truth is, no, we don't live in a post-racial state anywhere in America, and this is particularly true in Hollywood. "

" Norse mythology is mystifying and fantastic and totally confusing, but you can draw a lot of inspiration from it. "

" What was so exciting for me about Wakanda and seeing 'Black Panther' was how incredible the women were in it. "

" Time's Up is really about safety and equity in workplaces, and that's a very multi-layered demand. "

" I've felt this real need to ground my work in my ideals. "

" I'm really excited about this generation of young women that can look at a screen and see some brown people in space. "

" 'Dear White People' started a conversation about race. It's such a difficult thing to talk about, especially in America because of our history. I love that you can confront it with humour and with satire. "

" The term 'breakout' always makes me think of an inmate or some butterfly emerging out of a cocoon. "

" Fashion is a funny thing to talk about. I think what you wear is definitely an extension of you, but I also think it's totally arbitrary. "

" I grew up as a kid looking at artists like David Bowie and Prince; I really admired them. "

" I try to pick interesting projects, the kind of projects that I would want to watch. "

" We have this real problem as human beings to put people on pedestals - with celebrities, with historical figures - and we forget they're humans just like us. "

" There are some people who don't want to deal with the fact that we are not forever. Some people decide to live life to the fullest. "

" 'Veronica Mars' was my first job, and for some reason, my character changed her hairstyle halfway through the season from curly to - I don't even know why - suddenly straight. "

" I don't spend a lot of time contending with the fact that time is not endless. "

" I grew up partially in L.A. and partially in New York. In L.A., anything goes because it's really temperate. There aren't any fashion rules dictated by weather, whereas in New York, of course, there are. New York is seasonal, and also it's a fashion mecca, so people are a little more aware of how they put things together. "

" I think we just need to have a demand for fresh and nuanced movies. "

" The beauty of working on a show like 'Westworld' is we're painting a not-too-distant future and talking about an aspirational sense of what power looks like in the future. "

" There was a period when I had a hard time reconciling all the different parts of me in a way that I thought would make sense to others. "

" I spent two weeks in Paris by myself. That was my first time in Europe. "

" I think when any one kind of film does well, it creates a precedent and paves the way for more like it. "

" It's so rare to have an ensemble cast of women. "

" I guess I'm sort of just a glutton for having moments when I can just do whatever I want to, which sounds terrible. "

" I think I've realized that when you are aiming to create a real body of work, you are as much defined by the things you don't do as by the things you do. "

" I grew up listening to a lot of Massive Attack and Portishead. "

" I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I split my time between the West Coast and the East. "

" I like to think I'm one of the least athletic people in real life. I don't do a whole lot when I'm left to my own devices except wield forks and knives. "

" Media truly has the power to create and shift culture. "