Millicent Simmonds Quotes

I'm finding that I'm working with more and more Latino artists, and that's exciting.

The multiculturalism of Britain is one of our greatest strengths in music, literature, and visual art, but the TV and film industry doesn't tap into the multicultural talent pool in the U.K. as much as they do in the U.S.

In the 21st century, government efforts should focus on 'multiculturalism', including the diversity of languages.

We don't intend to always keep this necessarily African oriented. Originally I had hoped to have African American Indian of this area, and the Appalachian of this area, but at the same time, just as we have the Haitian room, we will always have room for another exhibit.

Making a movie with people of all different ethnicity, all different skin color and different backgrounds, meant that the movie can literally play all around the world. It's not just a blanket whitewash film like most Hollywood films tend to be.

We want to make tennis look like America when it comes to cultural backgrounds.

From 'Fonejacker,' multiculturalism has been a big part of my repertoire.

We're a country of many different cultures, and that's always what has made this country stand out. It almost feels like making diverse movies is the most American thing you can do.

You want entertainment in general, every aspect of it, to be more of a reflection of the diverse world that we live in.

If the United States is the melting pot of the world, you need entertainment - you need visuals that represent that.

The box office has become global. I think that factors in to the question of how to portray different ethnicities and cultures.

As an Italian-American, I have a special responsibility to be sensitive to ethnic stereotypes.

America is grappling with cultural diversity, and I just want to put a show on that represents the world in which I live.

L.A.'s become so cosmopolitan in its casting and also in its world view.

The diversity of America is a strength of the country, and I don't think that we use that. We don't talk about our strengths. I mean, having so many diverse people in this country from all aspects of all over the world, and we don't use that. I think we should talk about who we are - that melting pot that we've become.

I find it very interesting these days that films are bringing in so many people of different ethnicities, and I'm proud to be a part of that cultural shift.

I think why my content does so well with so many different types of people is because it speaks to everyone. I'll make a Soca music reference, I'll use a Tamil word, I'll do a Jamaican Patois accent. I know about all these people, and I'm not afraid to indulge in their culture.

The audiences for some of many of our greatest cultural events—I’m thinking particularly of the Proms [traditional patriotic promenade concerts]—is still a long way from demonstrating that people from different backgrounds feel at ease in being part of this. I know this is not about making every audience completely representative, but if we claim great things for our sectors in terms of their power to bring people together, then we have a right to expect they will do that wherever they can.

When I was growing up, I felt like I had to qualify it and say I'm British-Pakistani. But now I kind of feel like, in this day in age, this is what British looks like. It looks like me; it looks like Idris Elba, and hopefully through Nasir Khan, people will see that that's what an American can look like as well.

I remember watching 'Sesame Street' as a kid and loving that there were Latino characters on there.

'Grey's Anatomy' is a very culturally diverse show.

I want to bring awareness to the lack of diversity in ballet, and feel like that's a large part of my purpose.

There's so much diversity on TV. It's actually reflecting American culture.

It's important to me to reach deep into the community and promote Latino artists.

We've got to celebrate all diverse artists and actors and 'Aladdin' does that really well.