Tony Rock Quotes

I didn't want to land an audition because I was 'The daughter of...' I never wanted to give anyone the opportunity to say, 'You only got the role because of who you are.'

Nepotism and outsiders are two sides of the same coin that is Bollywood. They both have to co-exist. Both have their share of struggles.

I am criticized for getting jobs because of my name, but I only use it when I have to.

But the privileges that one has enjoyed and exploited can sometimes turn against you: nobody thinks of you as a director, you are always an actress.

Sure, it does help you get into a room, but at the end of the day, you have to be able to deliver, and you have to be talented, because they're not going to hire me because my dad is David Cassidy, who was famous in the '70s.

I think the debate around nepotism is futile because I am an outsider and I know that there is no compensation of talent.

Am I the only one who exposes? Just because I don't have a godfather, or I'm not a star kid, I'm told that I expose. I don't care.

It’s the downside of a family business: anything good is because I’m somebody’s son; otherwise, I’m a schmuck.

You might get one job for having a famous parent, but you won't get your second unless you're good.

There is an assumption that if you're young and pretty, you will get all these opportunities that are way beyond your musical foundation.

Racism, because it favors color over talent, is bad for business.

I'm aware people will think I've had an easy way into a dream career. My view is, if anyone has opportunities, they'll take them. My surname opens doors, but those doors will slam firmly if I'm no good.

Did any agents ever put Diane Ladd up for some of the great parts, even though she always got great reviews? No! But do they put up the girlfriend of the studio executive who's gonna do them a favor later? You betcha.

If they're all so brilliant and I'm such an affirmative-action hire, how come they didn't catch me?

People just expect you to show up, be a cartoon character of yourself, take your money and go home. But don't screw up to the point where you're gonna be out of the picture.

I've always been, with acting, very hesitant to get myself into situations where I would be accused of nepotism.

I'll take discrimination if it's in my favor!

Too often, people get jobs based on who they know - not what they know.

I'd like to get to the point where I can be just as mediocre as a man.

All patronage is perilous to men of real ability and merit. It aids only those who lack other claims to support.

It's one thing to talk about lack of diversity and lack of representation. But that doesn't matter if you're not good at what you're supposed to be doing.

I stand by it. I take the criticism for it. I think it's unfair, but yes, there is a thing about nepotism, and we all try to respect it.

People favouring their relatives more than an outsider is what the biggest fight in democracy is, let it be in film industry or politics.

It is not a shocker to me that a film went out of my hands, not because I was not credible, but because I was not so-and-so's daughter or sister or dating so-and-so.

Once you have had success there are always people focusing on why it happened. Inevitably, there is a lot of scrutiny when you don't achieve the same again.