Allison Schroeder Quotes

The challenge facing America in the next century will be the shaping, at long last, of a truly common public culture, one responsive to the long silenced cultures of color.

It should be very normal to see people of different races and ethnic minorities playing different parts.

I wish that all different types of people of all races and all upbringings were all equally represented in this industry that influences so many people.

I'll be truly happy when we're not counting the number of ethnically diverse models on a fashion runway or campaign, when having a representation of the entire human race is the norm and not an exception.

Studio heads seem to be getting the message that there is not only an audience out there, but there is a desire for people to see people of colour in central roles and in authoritative roles.

In England, you feel like a member of the revolutionary guard the minute you even mention race. But I do think that the OscarsSoWhite phenomenon will have to reflect back on England. What people are essentially saying is that they want to see more diverse stories. It's not about putting three black people in the back of the shot.

I want to see designers capitalize on a beauty that is not only white. I need them to stop acting like beautiful black and brown women do not exist.

The reason I get so excited about 'Master of None' is because it's showing people of color as regular people.

You can't avoid the conversation of diversity and remembering that diversity goes beyond race and culture. It goes into gender and sexual orientation and all sorts of things.

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

The U.S. is a rainbow of people with an endless scope of stories. My hope is that writing stories about people of color will become instinctual rather than something to be pushed for.

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

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

People of color and women are increasingly being shown on-screen. For things to be whitewashed just doesn't make sense.

Diversity doesn't mean black and white only.

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.

London's not a white city. So why should our catwalks be so white?

There are only two positions, either you support multiculturalism in American education, or you support the maintenance of white supremacy.

America must be a nation in which its multiracial people are partners in power.

Yes, we become stronger when black and whites, Latino, Asian American, Native American, when all of us stand together.

You will always have politics being pushed towards multiracial politics because you have to field a team.

Do I feel that white directors have to tell only white stories? No. Do I feel that black filmmakers should only tell stories about black people? No. If we say that, then that means Asian people cannot write about anybody but Asians. I don't think a woman should only write about women.

For me, I actively look for projects that showcase people of color.

I think the media can definitely show more diversity - different sizes of women, different colours of women, just more diversity in general.

Often, when you go to the movies or the theatre, you think, Jesus Christ, everybody is white. But my daughter goes to an amazing dance school called Ballet Black, and they have every colour: dark, white, mixed. It looks like the future to me.