Industry Inequality Quotes

It is male-chauvinistic industry, and there's still a long way to go for the female-centric genre to come to the fore.

Some actors go, 'Bing!' and suddenly they're being paid huge sums. Me, I seem to get screwed every time.

That's the thing with animated films - I often feel that puppets get the better parts compared to us normal actresses.

I think it's easier for African American and white comics to be praised than it is Latinos because they think our culture or our humor is substandard. I mean, I just don't think they want to give us credit. I just don't think that they see us as important enough to be at their level. I'm the longest-produced comedy at Warner Bros. and I don't feel special. They come over and say hello. But everybody's gonna make a lot of money and I don't feel like I'm special to them.

Are there differences between black actors' opportunities and white actors' opportunities? Yes, there are. It's been said.

There are so many male models who are working in high fashion, and they are broke. It's good to be a woman.

I think it's pretty obvious that women's stories are not necessarily being told in Hollywood and women are not necessarily being put in the leadership positions they deserve in mainstream film.

Unfortunately, there's a lack of roles for women of color, so you actually have to be the engineer creating some of those roles.