I have to say, as a young woman of color, and this may sound controversial, in sci-fi, anything is possible. In sci-fi I can belong to the military. In sci-fi I can have an interracial love affair; I can be a revolutionary.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I am willing to compete on my merits and on my character - not with the color of my skin. We talk about being a color-blind society, but I don't think the political process could actually handle that.
My whole life is an interracial relationship! It's inescapable. I am who I am.
Anything is possible as long as you have the passion.
I'm kind of in a middle space, being marketed as a biracial actor. Roles are written either stereotypically black, or they're written 'normal,' which is just code for white.
The military has been actually remarkable at dealing with race, but gender is an issue.
My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
In America, I am brown; I'm 'of colour', so I would be offered Latin roles, and I've fought against that. I don't want to be put in a category, to be just offered the same sort of thing. For me, it's all about different roles, telling the stories of the great writers.
I think my roles have been wonderfully varied. Not one has been racially stereotypical, and I have purposely chosen them like that.
I have run across characters in my political career that have that singular focus of being someone, being in a position of power.
I see myself as no color. I can play the role of a man. I can paint my face white if I want to and play the role of white. I can play a green, I can be a purple. I think I have that kind of frame and that kind of attitude where I can play an animal.