Lookism Quotes

Somebody will come on TV singing, and you're like, 'Oh my God! I mean, they suck! You know, who signed them?' Well, it's just because she's good lookin', or it's because he's takin' his shirt off and he's muscley or something, or else he wouldn't have gotten his chance.

I have no sponsors because I am not blond, tall and slim enough

When you're auditioning for commercials, they're looking for a Latin guy in his 20s, and you'll show up, and it's a bunch of people who look just like you, and it's a little weird. More often than not, they're way better-looking. They're taller. They have way more abs than you do.

I realized that everyone was only complimenting me for the way I looked. More than my voice, people focused on how pretty I am.

So, my unsolicited advice to women in the workplace is this. When faced with sexism, or ageism, or lookism, or even really aggressive Buddhism, ask yourself the following question: “Is this person in between me and what I want to do?” If the answer is no, ignore it and move on. Your energy is better used doing your work and outpacing people that way. Then, when you’re in charge, don’t hire the people who were jerky to you.

We could say politically correct that look doesn't matter, but the look obviously matters.

When you're playing a man, you can look tired and horrible and you still look okay. As a woman, if you're tired, it's terrible. It was such a luxury not having to worry about that.

If you're an attractive guy, everyone thinks you're successful just because of the way you look. I hate that.

I do worry about the expectation to look a certain way.

Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury. If everyday experience hasn't convinced you of this, there's research that will.

Men are allowed to age. Men are allowed to gain weight. Men are allowed to be quirky looking.

Being liked for the way you looked is worse than not being liked at all.

People have always had these weird things about how you have to be really good looking to be a singer.

I love people of all ethnicities, as long as they're not ugly.

I heard someone from the music business saying they are no longer looking for talent, they want people with a certain look and a willingness to cooperate.

It's always nice to have people say you're good-looking. But I do get told I'm not right for parts because I'm too good-looking.

A New York casting director, who shall remain nameless, once said to me, 'Marcia, you have what I call the flaring-nostril look, and until you get something done about it, you will never, ever work.'

Probably if you look like Tyra Banks, it probably is hard, even if you are really smart, for people to take - it surprises some.

If you're not good looking, you're considered a good actor, you know what I mean?

As a woman you have to tick all these boxes to be able to be on TV. I know I look a certain way and that's partly why I'm on TV. If I were really ugly and fat, I don't think I'd have had the same chance.

Being an actor, you always feel like you're swimming upstream. People are going, 'No, they don't like you. They don't like the way you look. They don't like how old you are.'

For a time that you couldn't get a gig if you didn't look a certain way.

I think it's ridiculous that you need to look a certain way to be conventionally pretty.

I don't get acting jobs because of my looks.

I think it frustrates me that so many people have bought into the idea of what we should look like instead of actually giving a crap about everyone around you.