Laverne Cox Quotes

I have a deep compassion for the idea that it's okay to be myself. The idea that anything 'other' is bad and wrong and broken is so wildly off base.

Being able to allow people to be who they are without trying to change them is important.

What's important to me is people just being people.

I'm challenging everybody on every side of every divide to be more who they are, to cultivate their capacity for awareness.

Our uniqueness, our individuality, and our life experience molds us into fascinating beings. I hope we can embrace that. I pray we may all challenge ourselves to delve into the deepest resources of our hearts to cultivate an atmosphere of understanding, acceptance, tolerance, and compassion. We are all in this life together.

Just be who you are and respect everyone you meet.

I would love for 'Hedwig' to be in every tiny shopping mall so every freakish kid like I was can have a broadening experience.

I wish people would look at me and think, 'Well, someone like that exists!' Accept the difference.

At the end of the day, I say, 'You do you.' You shouldn't be focusing on convincing people what your sexual orientation is.

People need to learn to take everyone as they are.

Basically, we are all different and we all have something to learn and it doesn't mean people need to change who you are but one should be open to new things and, above all, tolerance and understanding are essential for growth and happiness.

I had a moment a few years ago where I wasn't sure if I was acting for myself or because people expected it of me. A bit of a crisis of faith, I suppose. I did some soul-searching, took a break and decided I was going to live my life only for me.

Give people permission to be who they are and they will love, thank, and respect you forever.

I am that which I am, and I am willing to allow all others to be that which they are.

Hetero - normative behavior and herd mentality is dangerous. It's okay to be different. It's okay to stand out for whatever reason. Some people are just born that way and instead of trying to tear them down, learn something new. Be curious and open because maybe that's a pathway out for you, too.

Being free is being able to accept people for what they are, and not try to understand all they are or be what they are.

We can love what we are, without hating what, and who, we are not.

I've always been a big supporter of equal rights and encouraging people to be who they are.

I can't stand outside myself and be anybody else.

I'm not against anybody. I'm really not. I'm not a hater. I'm not homophobic. I honestly don't care what people do personally in their individual lives.

I want young people to know that they can belong - whatever your culture, your religion, your sexuality - that you can live life how you want to live it and feel comfortable how you are.

I think there is a lot of space for people to love who they love, and a lot of space for actors to carve a niche for themselves.

It's about time that society accepts people for who they are.

If there's any message to my work, it is ultimately that it's OK to be different, that it's good to be different, that we should question ourselves before we pass judgment on someone who looks different, behaves different, talks different, is a different color.

Honestly, I just have to do what's right for me, and what I would tell people is what I believe, which is that tolerance is very important.