I think society will always regard somebody who is slightly outside the norm with a certain curiosity. — Rebecca Root Curiosity Copy Share Image
There is good in the world and even if you don't see it on a daily basis, it is there. — Rebecca Root Copy Share Image
I think I'm getting more work because there are more parts being written, trans parts certainly. — Rebecca Root Being Copy Share Image
I used to do voice-overs as part of my acting work, nothing major but a lot of corporate stuff. — Rebecca Root Acting Copy Share Image
The public need a name to sell the movie and that's just the nature of the industry. — Rebecca Root Film Copy Share Image
The whole thing with the E.U. and Britain voting to leave has been devastating. — Rebecca Root Copy Share Image
Speaking to a lot of trans people, and I know from my own experience, when you transition, our greatest fear is rejection… — Rebecca Root Experience Copy Share Image
Before transition, a lot of trans people pretend to be cis anyway, and in fact, after transition, a lot of trans people… — Rebecca Root Actors Copy Share Image
When I was transitioning, I had laser hair removal on my face as well as my chest, underarms, bikini line, arms and… — Rebecca Root Copy Share Image
Since the transition, being comfortable in my skin and content with who I am and with my life - I think my… — Rebecca Root Acting Copy Share Image
A lot of cis people feel unable to discuss being attracted to trans women, and worry that some people will think they… — Rebecca Root Being Copy Share Image
A lot of people ask, 'Why do we need labels?' But everybody calls themselves something. Some people describe themselves as gender-fluid or… — Rebecca Root Gender Copy Share Image
The number of trans people coming through is phenomenal. So that the talent is there. There are people there. Casting directors and… — Rebecca Root Copy Share Image
Where comedy works best is where it does something unexpected and seeks to shed a different light on something which you haven't… — Rebecca Root Copy Share Image
Before I transitioned, I was double-acting, if that makes sense. I was acting being a guy, and I was employed as a… — Rebecca Root Acting Copy Share Image
I would love to see a story set in the distant future, in a different galaxy/universe, to see whether the human race… — Rebecca Root Fiction Copy Share Image
I think at the time, if there was a trans-storyline on TV, it was generally as a subplot or something in a… — Rebecca Root Girl Copy Share Image
When I transitioned I just wanted to get on with living. There is sort of an anticlimax, like 'Well, now what?' You… — Rebecca Root Copy Share Image
It would have been amazing to see a trans person in a show like 'Doctor Who.' In fact, to see a Trans… — Rebecca Root Amazing Copy Share Image
I had spent years seeing all sorts of therapists and psychiatrists, but it was doing my head in, going round in constant… — Rebecca Root Circles Copy Share Image
I do workshops now with youth transgender groups, the NHS and I'm a mentor for young people. I don't necessarily promote myself… — Rebecca Root Mentor Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a girl and I wanted to be a professional actor. I was born both but my flowering, if… — Rebecca Root Actor Copy Share Image
Trans people are a minority. But for every person like me who's made a conscious step to do something about the feeling… — Rebecca Root Copy Share Image
I would say, if we're going to see more trans people on screen, then really they don't have to be playing trans… — Rebecca Root Actors Copy Share Image
I take my craft and my profession very seriously and I do classes and read books and talk to a lot of… — Rebecca Root Actors Copy Share Image
I knew my acting career could possibly evaporate when I became Rebecca It seemed worth it; as long as I was happy… — Rebecca Root Acting Copy Share Image
It's such a personal, subjective thing, the voice. But really, it wasn't the essence of me. The essence of me is what… — Rebecca Root Essence Copy Share Image
People are now writing parts for strong women who might be ambiguous in their gender presentation. They might be gay or trans.… — Rebecca Root Gay Copy Share Image
I believe in talking about gender to young people, so they can understand and accept differences, and I am a mentor at… — Rebecca Root Copy Share Image
The industry is competitive; I can't get every job, that would be ridiculous. But it's like what people say when they buy… — Rebecca Root Competitive Copy Share Image
When you see someone who reflects your own identity on the cover of an international bestselling magazine or on screen, you no… — Rebecca Root Identity Copy Share Image
Being chatted up as a woman is an extraordinary feeling, but I always worry that the guy is going to turn ugly… — Rebecca Root Being Copy Share Image
