Diversity : (187) " People act like art is a white thing – or not for people of colour – when, really, so much culture and art comes from people of colour. I want everyone to get into what I am doing. So sometimes I don’t like to work just in an art context because it feels like a lot of people aren’t going to see it. I like it to be a part of everyday life. " - Martine Syms " Racism seduces us with its desire to categorize, shutting out the living and breathing and ‘different’ world all around us. " - Hilton Als " The Rooney Rule is intended to give minorities an opportunity to sit down in front of ownership, but I think what it’s turned into is an instance where guys are just checking the box. That’s been the case. I’ve been on some interviews in the past where I’ve had that feeling. " - Brian Flores " When I started doing improv in Chicago, for every five teams, one or two would have one woman. " - Matt Walsh " We believe that if you want to have diverse leaders 10 years down the road, we’ve got to make sure they’re getting the right assignments, the right client experiences today. " - Punit Renjen " Because growing up as an Asian-American and growing up as someone who is not white, oftentimes in this country you can feel as though you’re a foreigner, or you’re reminded of being a foreigner, even though you’re not. Even though inside, internally, you feel completely American. " - Lee Isaac Chung " If you think about ‘Person of Interest’ with Taraji P. Henson or ‘Scandal’ with Kerry Washington – any of those black women could have been any race; they just happen to be black. And those are the characters that I’m more attracted to. It’s not so much about separation of race, but really, more uniting us. " - Sufe Bradshaw " I have friends who are black whose families opened their arms to them when they came out; I have friends who were white where they were rejected. " - Adepero Oduye " I get so tickled when that pilot happens to be an African American because I rarely see that. The same is true when I go to find restaurants. I mean, most places I go, I kind of have some idea who the chef is, which is why I want to go. " - Marcus Samuelsson " I am a cisgender woman who has always had a lot of female friends. While many of us have traits in common, none of us will ever be exactly the same. So it’s enormously important to me that my female characters be people, and be allowed to be whatever they need to be. " - Seanan McGuire