Unbalanced Opportunities Quotes

The absence of shared sacrifice in this country shames us.

From my experience, I would say no: actors of East Asian descent don't get the opportunities white actors do. I know that's inherently a problem in a country that produces a lot of period drama, but I have to fight so hard to get parts that don't have something to do with China.

Poor people aren't making dumb decisions because they are dumb, but because they're living in a context in which anyone would make dumb decisions.

Startling, and alarming to many, is the conclusion that follows from these data that if all people were treated the same, most average race differences would not disappear.

A lot of the time, unfortunately for women, there's not a lot of complex roles. I don't mean complex like tortured or whatever. I mean complex like there's more going on with them than, 'I'm a mom.'

Nepotism sometimes can be a lose-lose situation.

The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time.

I stand by it. I take the criticism for it. I think it's unfair, but yes, there is a thing about nepotism, and we all try to respect it.

Nepotism is a natural thing that happens in every field.

I know so many amazing actors who don't get work... and then there are a bunch of real duds that work all the time. The industry is just not fair in that way.

The problem with Deep South to me is that there was a group that were tight with the boss, and they would always go out and drink and have barbeques. Then, when WWE would say, 'Who should we look at?' Bill Demott would say, 'Oh, look at this guy and this guy.' Of course those were his buddies.

Anybody who says that favoritism doesn't exist in Bollywood would be lying.

There are a lot of limitations and stigmas that are placed on young actors, specifically young black actors.

There are things that are really disappointing about being an actress in Hollywood that surprise me all the time.

It's impossible to make a living in the arts unless you make a fortune. There's almost no in-between. Writers are either broke or rolling in it. Oddly, you can't tell them apart.

Single-sex private schools, especially in the middle of nowhere on a bleak hill in County Durham - I don't think they make sense.