Quotes about Diversity

We should love people, care about people regardless of where they come from.

A person once asked me, in a provocative manner, if I approved of homosexuality. I replied with another question: 'Tell me: when God looks at a gay person, does he endorse the existence of this person with love, or reject and condemn this person?' We must always consider the person.

Tell me: when God looks at a gay person, does he endorse the existence of this person with love, or reject and condemn this person?... It is necessary to accompany them with mercy.

Racial distinctions should not be rejected; they should be embraced.

People always want to think that because you're not from a certain circumstance, you can't relate. That's ridiculous.

Finally, the complexities of black relationships are being portrayed in television and film.

I have worked hard to build relationships between Jewish people and black people.

Freedom is relative.

I am a proud Hindu, but that doesn't I mean I disrespect others' religion.

Why do we always have to see black people in hindsight? Why are the Hollywood movies always historical? What about the contemporary image of black people?

Really, I listen to more hip hop probably than most other things. That's where I get a lot of my influence from because it's so eclectic. So that's what I love.

We need to develop artists who are not just scoring films. I'm hoping 'Gully Boy' can help with that.