“I give great thanks to God that he has created a Dalai Lama. Do you really think, as some have argued, that God will be saying: “You know, that guy, the Dalai Lama, is not bad. What a pity he’s not a Christian”? I don’t think that is the case, because, you see, God is not a Christian.” - Desmond Tutu
“I’m very often referred to as “Sir” in elevators and such. I think it has to do with being this tall and not wearing much lipstick. I think people just can’t imagine I’d be a woman if I look like this.” - Tilda swinton
“I don’t work the future, I don’t want to know what’s coming. I don’t feel I need any guarantee” - Tilda Swinton
I feel like any single woman of color who’s been onstage has a Shakespeare monologue in her back pocket, and a monologue from ‘For Colored Girls’. It’s just part of what you should have, as a woman of color.
- Kerry Washington