Nina Tassler Quotes

I really respond to diversity, a broader landscape, with actors of different ages and races and backgrounds.

You get into these executive offices, and people say, 'Oh, we have this project. Wait a minute, guys, we need diversity - let's choose a black actor for this; let's choose a Hispanic actor for this,' instead of saying, 'That's not diverse, that's just normal. That's what makes up America.'

Diversity is strength. Our cinema and our art forms need to diversify so that it tells all stories, all perspectives.

I was cast in 'Thor' and I'm cast as a Nordic god. If you know anything about the Nords, they don't look like me but there you go. I think that's a sign of the times for the future. I think we will see multi-level casting. I think we will see that, and I think that's good.

I've just always been a proponent of having a lot of diversity in the shows I've done. I just think that's the world we live in.

We've known for a long time, and I think culturally we've accepted, that diversity is an important thing in the work of knowledge.

I would like to attract more minorities into the game. But it's extremely important that this golf look like - that golf look like America.

Diversity is such an interesting word. I feel like when people hear the word 'diversity,' they think that it means only people of color, when in reality, diversity is all-inclusive; it means everyone.

I love the diversity of my district, and it does drive a fair amount of my work.

I think it's incredibly important that we think about diversity in the context of the White House press corps, because it's important that the group of people there is representative of the diversity that we see throughout the country.

I get that people want more diversity in TV and film, and I stand by that. I stand in solidarity with better diversity in TV shows, especially for Asian actors. I agree with that 100 per cent.

Now, there doesn't have to necessarily be a white man in the lead role. That's the way forward. That's diversity. It's cool if an Indian is playing the lead role in a Hollywood project, and we should be proud of this.

'Diverse' shouldn't be an actionable thing - it should just be.

I fully believe that representation and inclusion matters... and that's why on all of our films, we've featured diverse casts, and that actually is true for 'Kubo' as well.

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.

We have to support everyone so their stories don't get 'invisibilized.' We don't necessarily have to repopulate the next Marvel movie with people of color, but it's just about saying 'We have hearts, we have souls, we have minds, we have faults, we have flaws, and we're super-freaking interesting.'

As the editor at the Village Voice, I always tried to find writers of colour.

Diversity matters. You want your city departments to look like the city.

I set out to have a diverse staff on the 'Bernie Mac Show.'

I think as you have a more diverse group of people working in the industry, you automatically have more diverse storytelling. That's definitely to be celebrated for sure.

It's interesting because diversity doesn't just happen by garnishing your omelet with a little bit of parsley. Diversity happens because the people that are telling the stories - the writers, directors, storytellers - want to tell their story.

One thing we do, to be inclusive, is that when we shoot campaigns, we ensure to do so with models of different body types, skin colors and with those hailing from different cultures.

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

The world is diverse, and it's important for us to reflect the real world.

Telling diverse stories is at the heart of our culture.