I can remember, actually, seeing the film 'Oliver!' and understanding so badly that I wanted to play that part, but that I… — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
This character I play on 'OITNB' is an antagonist in a Black Lives Matter storyline, but you need antagonists in order to… — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
I've been fortunate that the roles I've auditioned for, I auditioned because I felt I was the right actor to play that… — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
I grew up poor, financially lower class. Worked in restaurants for 17 years while going to acting school and trying to become… — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
I remember, in middle school, we did the musical 'Oliver.' I loved the movie, and I always wanted to play Oliver. It… — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
If you don't meet luck halfway with really hard work, luck won't get you all the way there. — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
We've been socialised and told that there is a way to describe people, and that way is by their gender or their sex. — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
I was assigned female at birth. My gender identify is non-binary. — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
What we need to do is get rid of 'men's' and 'women's' sections and make sections that are, like, 'dresses for tall people,' 'pants… — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
Honestly, from a very young age, before I had the language, really - anywhere that I encountered binary, whether it was in clothing or… — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
I'm really interested in going back in to the history of non-binary people and seeing how many people in history were non-binary but that… — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
I think one of the biggest misconceptions is that only gender non-conforming, non-binary, or trans people have a gender identity. But the truth is,… — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
I love that although the world is a dangerous place, I still find it to be beautiful. — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
When you are not working in TV and primarily doing film, you're working with one director for a long period of time, so getting… — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
I moved to New York at 17 to go to school. At 24, I moved back to Ithaca, then moved back to New York at 28. — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
Creating more characters that represent historically marginalized and historically disenfranchised people in television and film is certainly important. — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
