Hannah Simone Quotes

There aren't as many roles for people who look like me, and it was always complicated when it came to casting my parents. But now I couldn't be more grateful that I have a different look.

It's important, as a young person of color, to see yourself reflected in the media.

It's far too rare an experience for Asian American girls to see themselves in media.

I didn't even aspire to be a model because I didn't see myself represented, even as simple as the freckles on my skin.

Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty.

My hope is that shows like 'Fresh Off the Boat' open the door for even more of those kinds of characters for Asian actors and actresses.

I didn't see a lot of women who looked like me on TV when I was growing up.

I'm really passionate about representation in film. I feel like the world is dominated by such a small group of human beings. There are so many different kinds of people that aren't represented, that don't have characters who look like them.

'Essence' is political. I grew up on the magazine, looking at the covers. Seeing ourselves on the cover is political.

Black women come with all sorts of personalities. So it's time for media to wise up and show us in all of our complexity.

There's a whole world of people out here whose experiences are not being reflected in the media that they're reading. And that does affect the way we view ourselves... and the people we think we can be.

I feel bad for my little cousins who don't see themselves being represented, or the little girls in my community who won't have a chance to see a Disney princess... who resembles them.

More Asians need to be on television as a positive role model.

My visibility may have gotten Hollywood to redefine what's attractive.

I think all races are represented in America much more than in many other places, but it's also nice to remind people about that ethnic mix. I would like to see more black models and women from different ethnic backgrounds, but I also think that when you are casting, you just choose the most beautiful girl you can find.

Not only do I not want to be stereotyped as this Asian girl who fights - gee, what a wonder - but also I have more to offer than that.

I'm not into the Oscar and Emmys as much as I used to be because I'm tired of looking at people who don't look like me.

If I were to wait only for roles that clarify my racial makeup, I'd be waiting for a very, very long time.

If I don't get a TV show next year because someone looks up my Wikipedia and it says 'openly gay,' then it's worth the risk because I've had so many years being openly gay and proud of myself as a role model.

I believe black characters in fiction are still revolutionary, given our long history of erasure.

I know one of the reasons I first started making Youtube videos was because no one looks like me.

'Glee' is one of the very few mainstream outlets that is giving a voice to communities of people that don't necessarily have a loud voice, specifically the gay community. It gives a really positive and forward statement.

I feel like elements of race and identity and ethnicity are sort of missing in all of literature, not just in women's literature.

I wasn't able to relate to anyone on TV growing up, so I wanted to bring my own experiences to the screen.

There's a burden of representation that comes into play when there aren't enough representatives of a certain group in popular culture.