Will Wright Quotes

Diversity in media is something that is intrinsic to a democratic society. We do not want the whole media owned by one person.

Point-blank, there is not enough diversity in media.

There's diversity in nature, so why not the media?

I don't understand why people don't understand that the world of TV should look like the world outside of TV.

There's so much diversity on TV. It's actually reflecting American culture.

It's so important... to have a variety of representation on television.

Having brought diversity to the air in the way that we have with Kerry Washington and Viola Davis toplining their shows, and then shows like 'Fresh Off the Boat' and 'Black-ish,' have been very important. I look forward to continuing in that vein.

I will say that equity overall is an important issue and one we are constantly looking at. In a perfect world, the entertainment and media industry and the content on our screens would reflect the true American scene.

More Asians need to be on television as a positive role model.

Statistics show that diversity in the media is pretty dismal. Critical voices from women and people of color are missing from many important conversations.

The box office has become global. I think that factors in to the question of how to portray different ethnicities and cultures.

Theatre has always been better disposed to colourblind casting than telly or film. Given that most television is contemporary, and it reaches 56 million people, I am disappointed there still isn't more representation.

That's very, very important to me, to give another narrative. And Netflix has not been afraid of doing that, as we see from the plethora of shows that they have, from British shows to American shows like 'Master of None,' which I've been very grateful to be on, too. Just giving platforms to people who haven't seen themselves on TV.

When we've had images that perpetuate the negative stereotype of people of color, we've always had 'The Cosby Show' to hold up against that. And the fact that we no longer have that kinda leaves us not in a great place in terms of having the wide scope of the images of people of color.

I have a responsibility to diversity onstage, but one of the things I've heard about our production of 'Boys' is that it's a bunch of white guys. Well, race is a component of this play. You can't just drop people in willy-nilly and say, 'Well, we're going for diversity.'

The world in which we live is diverse, and I think television and film should reflect that.

I think it's great that we're living in a time when everyone is being represented on TV and film.

I get that people want more diversity in TV and film, and I stand by that. I stand in solidarity with better diversity in TV shows, especially for Asian actors. I agree with that 100 per cent.

Just because we finally have a Latino family on TV doesn't mean we're up there to lecture people about what it means to be Latino.

We need more diversity - we need more African-Americans on screen, Latinos, Asians, different religions. We have to be better about reflecting what our world looks like.

I come from an educational environment that really praises, as do I, the forms of representation that are otherwise lacking in our public media.

There's a whole world of people out here whose experiences are not being reflected in the media that they're reading. And that does affect the way we view ourselves... and the people we think we can be.

I had always wanted to do a show of girls of color, a show that showcased diversity.

The BBC should mirror the country.

Times are changing, and it's catching on that the roles on TV and film need to reflect its diverse viewers.