Sung Kang Quotes

I'm ready to be an action figure. I'd love that very much. And all the redheaded kids will get to go out and feel loved and be able to buy a redheaded action figure.

The fact that, for so many generations, ordinary, everyday Americans came out of the closet and told their family and friends about who they are has laid the foundation for public sentiment to change. They got comfortable in their own skins to be able to share themselves with family and friends. This is where social change took place.

Kids need to see their world reflected back to them.

I hope that I can be an inspiration to kids that are young and may feel different or may feel like they don't belong.

The Games are just a nice, positive way to build friendships, camaraderie and, of course, self-esteem. Plus, the Games are a great opportunity for people to participate in sports who normally wouldn't.

I write for young girls of color, for girls who don't even exist yet, so that there is something there for them when they arrive. I can only change how they live, not how they think.

With L'Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.

I'd like to be the role model to teach other people who have Down's syndrome to be actors and actresses and to be themselves and not try to be a big shot.

Now I've devoted my life to making sure that I can be a trailblazer for any other African American kids or any other gay kids or any other kids that just feel weird or uncomfortable and have their own issues and don't know how to express themselves. I want to be like a beacon for those kids now.

As an Asian-American actor, I believe it is important to never settle for the status quo. I feel a responsibility to do everything in my power to create positive perceptions of Asian Americans through my work.

If I can be in a place where my image is encouraging people to see different people behind the camera, and my image and the images I make can help open up a certain world view, I think that's all a part of a larger spirit of change and progress, and I'm happy to be part of it.

I know what it's like to turn the page of a magazine and not see anyone like you. It takes a lot, a lot, a lot of talking to yourself to confirm your self-worth.

Social acceptance, 'being liked,' has so much power because it holds the feelings of loneliness at bay.

The contributions being made by Latinos are extraordinary, and we need to talk about them.

If there was going to be a pioneer of the plus-size girl of my shape on TV, why not me?

We always talk about how important representation is. It's so important to see someone that looks like you - whether you're African American, Asian, Indian or whatever your background is - doing incredible things. It's just motivation to go out there and do incredible things yourself.

My parents have taught me the value of reading and self-love through books that have characters that look like me and talk like me.

I'm working to create a space where it feels easy to include and imagine black girls and make black girls like me the main characters of our lives.

I think representation is the most important thing in the world. People who are young look up to the things that they see in the media. They want to relate and to be able to say, 'Wow, I can be successful.'

There's something to be said about seeing your face represented. There's just something really important about that. It just draws you in more.

Once I realized, when I became a plus-size model, that there were more women like me, my confidence immediately shot through the roof.

I want people to feel happy in their own skins and feel accepted by society.

I am proud to be able to exhibit my work and inspire young people. Especially young black women so they know that they are beautiful, that they don't have to hold onto any negative stereotypes.

I don't want my daughter to grow up and feel like she has to try that hard to get people to accept her.

I feel like I'm opening the doors for more people. That they feel more comfortable being out. Especially in the hip-hop community.