Kate Dickie Quotes

I want to speak for people that may not feel like they're being spoken for at the moment. And I want to make a connection between the world around us and the charts.

Perhaps the most important people that I should photograph are the people who don't have a voice.

Black girl stories aren't just for black girls: they're for everybody.

Fundamentally, one of the things I tend to migrate toward when I'm working is a story about people whose stories aren't told in theater.

Am I attracted to people who want to give other people a voice? Yes I am, and that may be a 'common denominator with the characters that I play.

I like to give a voice to others, especially things neglected or despised.

My work is about giving voice to the unheard, and reiterating the voice of the heard in such a way that you question, or re-examine, what is the truth.

My feminism is humanism, with the weakest being those who I represent, and that includes many beings and life forms, including some men.

My writing is often a way of 'bearing witness' for others who lack the education and the opportunity to tell their own stories, so I hope that my writing won't be affected too much by my personal life.

It’s really important that the entire policymaking establishment understands the country they’re making policy abound sees it throughs the eyes of the people in it, not just through our eyes.

I do feel a responsibility to try and raise awareness and to help tell the stories of those who may not otherwise have a voice.

History is written by the winners. My job as an artist is to speak up for those who might be perceived as the losers. Or those who can't shout.

We know there needs to be diversity in storytellers telling their own stories. I think there's a beautiful forward movement in that direction with McQueen telling '12 Years A Slave,' with Coogler telling 'Fruitvale,' and with Daniels telling 'The Butler.'

It's time for storytellers to tell the stories that have not had the privilege of being shown to the world, and the audience will be there.

I remain committed to telling the stories of women of the African diaspora, particularly those stories that don't often find their way into the mainstream media.

I know it's 'Dear White People,' and you can imprint all kinds of concessions about what the show might be about on the title, but my goal was never to, like, educate white people. My goal was always to create characters that you can relate to and fall in love with.

I'm going to keep doing the comedy and the art that I do. I'm going to keep uplifting marginalized voices, and I think that's my place to do that.

Human beings are created with empathy. Art serves that purpose. So why should I be disinterested in a character who's a man, and why should a man shy away from a show that's female-driven?

When I talk, it shouldn't just be black girls listening.

The beauty of letting marginalized people tell their own stories is it isn't only the right thing to do socially, but it's also the right thing to do financially. People love the truth, and people like to spend money on the truth.

I like the idea of a broader range of people feeling seen.

YA does a fantastic job of being socially aware and, at the same time, entertaining.

I think it's important for not just me but women of color, trans women, and people who are marginalized to be telling stories of themselves. It's important for us to be behind the lens.

I am here to give voice to the invisible.

Everyone's story matters.