Scripts specify 'minority' when it doesn't seem necessary. Given this is a traditionally liberal and progressive industry, it's surprisingly backwards.
It was a mistake to think that my views would have been taken on their own terms. It was a mistake to think that my last name wouldn't be a factor.
Why talk now when so many things have been said without ever giving me a chance to talk?
Rank beliefs not according to their plausibility but by the harm they may cause.
I feel like I have been portrayed as if I was standing outside Cipriani hoping someone picks me as their plus-one.
People in the industry thought it was laughable that I should be going up for things that didn't clearly state what race the part was intended for.
Even though I'm very fortunate and grateful to have played Aladdin, there were still four, five casting directors who never gave me a shot in Toronto. They didn't give me the time of day. I never got to audition for them.
A statute that lets some wrongfully convicted individuals seek restitution but denies that right to others is an unjust and unequal application of the law.
Popular Monster' is the voice inside my head, hoping you will listen. It's the story of a hero that's been falsely accused and torn down by society. It shows what happens when you get pushed too far.
