Pink Quotes

I never want to be called the funniest Indian female comedian that exists. I feel like I can go head-to-head with the best white, male comedy writers that are out there. Why would I want to self-categorize myself into a smaller group than I'm able to compete in?

It took me a couple years to get over the stereotype I was letting myself get caught up on, being a football player trying to start a career in music.

You don't know what the country is ready for unless you're pushing that envelope, and I was told that I couldn't develop 'Will and Grace'.

You only get one album. You only get one single. You get one shot in music. But I have a million different dreams. Why can't I go out and try to achieve them all? Who are you to say I can't?

Because I'm short and slim, I can identify with somebody who's an unlikely fit for something and desperately wants to be part of it.

In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits.

Pop music is so structured, and I'm excited to try and challenge that in my own work.

Paul Robeson was an athlete, Rutgers valedictorian, lawyer, writer, actor in movies and plays, great voice - a black male doing it all, back when some people thought he shouldn't. One reason I do all the things I do is to break stereotypes that people can only do certain things.

Part of the concept behind the magazine was breaking barriers. And it wasn't just a sexual thing. It was racial and doing the things that were right. And in the process, that set 'Playboy' apart.

Everyone's supposed to stay in their lines and be neat. 'You're a rapper. You're supposed to rap, carry a boom box, wear chains, and go to the club - that's all you do. What are you doing collecting art? What are you talking about? Wait a minute, you're getting out of the zone.' People hate when people cross lines.

I am not merely a baseball player. I am a black man who has done what he wants, gotten what he wanted, and will continue to get it.

There had never really been a female that was breaking down a swing. So when I'd walk into a clubhouse, I'd have to explain a little bit of who I was.

There always will be stereotypes that women can't drive. When I hear the comments, it just makes me more determined to prove them wrong.

I'd never seen anything like it in my life. Someone so blatantly challenging the ideas of race and gender and sexuality. In a way, it was comparable to David Bowie, except that Prince brought that to the black community.

The industry confines us in boxes, but we have to prove that we are women of substance.

I think it's important to inspire other people to try and do things that people discourage you to do.

Normally, people think of Asian women as timid, but I think I'm very strong.

The parts that I get to play are not based around the European beauty standards: They're more about character, and I love that.

A lot of people want to put you in a slot. They want to categorize you. So I fought that, because I liked all different kinds of music.

I started racing BMX when I was five years old. I followed in my brother's footsteps, and I was a little tomboy. When I came into the sport, there wasn't many women. I raced with the boys; I looked up to the boys, and all my mentors were boys.

I definitely want to be an inspiration or a role model for all the little girls out there or anyone out there that wants to break stereotypes. I feel like I'm breaking stereotypes with what I'm doing. I'm not the typical fighter, and there's a lot of people out there that won't do something just because they don't fit the stereotype.

I think it's really cool that someone could have ovaries and the presidency. Growing up, I thought I could never be president because I was black and female. Now I know that's wrong. Within my own lifetime - that's different. Within my lifetime, interracial couples are more common. Within my own lifetime, biracial folks are able to claim that.

I'm seen as a little risky to the industry, I think. All my favorite directors are.

I've been fortunate that a lot of roles I've done have been professionals and not your TV stereotype of Latinos.

In sci-fi, the Black guys always die. So, it's extremely important to bring African-American characters to the genre and not have them killed.