Wilson Cruz (Wilson Echevarría) Quotes
When we talk about LGBT characters on TV we're talking about the entire rainbow, and that includes trans people, and that includes non-binary people, people of color, women, differently-abled people. There is so much opportunity for storytelling there, and I hope that we continue to see more of that.
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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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When it comes to power, God Himself is the power. God often uses foolish things to confound the wise. That is why people like me will ever be grateful to God. In terms of knowledge, education and name, I am nowhere - a neglected stone.
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There are lots of reasons for that gap between men's and women's wages but to me, the big one is the work-family issue. Trying to juggle children and a job is tough under any circumstances, but especially if you're shooting for the kind of career that involves long hours at work and being on call 24-7.
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The kids from the streets don't want preaching or messages. They want what they can identify with. They want to hear about the reality of their situation, not fairy tales. They don't care if it's ugly; they just want reality.
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I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows, with a harp and sword in my hands.
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Every time you come out with an album or a song, you want to feel like you're growing a bit in what you are and giving people something that they can feel.
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This result was confirmed by different researchers using various experimental arrangements.
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
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'Power Play' is a morality tale for our post-Enron world and - not incidentally - wildly entertaining. Nothing wrong with that.
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You want to be smart. You don't want to put yourself in a position where you can't be there for the team when it comes down to the end.
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Self-exploration is very painful, but unless you do that, you will never know who you are and who you want to be.
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I don't know about the whole song-and-dance thing. But if India will have me, the independent cinema scene there is something I'm really interested in.
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What's clear - and exciting - is that communication for social change is growing.
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I really wasn't on the Dallas set much. I did three or four episodes so I didn't see too much.
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If I'm talking to a guy who's straight and cute and single, I'm like, 'Are you a unicorn?'
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If I wanted to be bored by 6,000 pages of unreadable dreck, I'd read War and Peace four times.
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Some companies use off-balance-sheet partnerships to raise money or to buy assets without ever telling their shareholders in their financial statements.
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I write diverse books because the world we live in is diverse, and I want my books to reflect that truth.
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I was motivated to be different in part because I was different.
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When women come together, we make a lot of amazing stuff happen.
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What fashion has started from hackers? They have bad posture, and they don't go out. I wish I had a hacker boyfriend - they stay at home up in the bedroom.
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I go online, and I love watching heavy metal bands and guitar players play heavy metal versions of the 'Zelda' theme, and people do all the 'Zelda' music, which is one of my favorite soundtracks.
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When we talk about LGBT characters on TV we're talking about the entire rainbow, and that includes trans people, and that includes non-binary people, people of color, women, differently-abled people. There is so much opportunity for storytelling there, and I hope that we continue to see more of that.
