Diversity Efforts Quotes

Nobody wants to hear my political views... so I won't be talking about that. But on diversity, nobody in this company has worked harder, done more and resourced it better than me.

We decided a number of years ago we could do a better job at diversity. It was going to be one of the growth areas available to us. There are a variety of initiatives to create more awareness with African-Americans and Hispanics and anyone else.

For those who wish to stay and work in computer science or technology, fields badly in need of their services, let’s roll out the welcome mat.

How will I become Meryl Streep if I can't even get in the door with Jennifer Lawrence for the same role? I think that it starts with casting directors and executives and studio heads opening up their minds, and really putting an effort into being trans inclusive in their projects, whether they're trans-specific or not.

We want to see companies making a good faith effort and putting some tangible initiatives behind their pledge for diversity.

I went to a number of women's groups and said, "Can you help us find folks," and they brought us whole binders full of women.

But even race-neutral policies and recruitment efforts designed to achieve greater diversity are, in the end, not race neutral.

My impression is that the Academy is really sincere about moving toward a more inclusive and representative Hollywood.

Like many white liberals, Ken sees the whiteness of his social life as more an accident of circumstance than a choice. He would welcome greater diversity in the neighbourhood. However, he does not consciously do enough work either in his social life or in the larger community to make that diversity possible.

I'm not gonna force something or fake something to try to get more black people at my shows. I'm not gonna do some big hip-hop crossover.

Our business,The Producers Guild, has a good record in some areas, and a bad record in others. There are many well-intentioned people trying to change things. The Producers Guild has been committed to this for years now, and I think personally does more than any other guild to give opportunities to people who come from outside of, I guess you'd call it, the expected avenues for advancement.

I don't think it's my responsibility, but I definitely try to create my own projects that are Latin-based with a Latin crew and Latin cast. I try to give all my characters Latin names whenever I can and make sure that they are of Latin heritage. But that does not work with every project.

I knew being accepted was going to be hard, but I knew I was involved in a situation that was going to bring opportunities to other blacks.