Audience Quote by Danai Gurira Download Open image “Why can't black women on stage tell stories that can affect white men in the audience?” — Danai Gurira ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Audience Black women Men Stage Why Women
When 93 percent of our stories are told by white men, it's an issue. And if those white men go on and tell the… — Lexi Alexander Copy Share Image
Hollywood has had a very limited way of telling stories about black people. — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
We must begin to tell black women's stories because, without them, we cannot tell the story of black men, white men, white women, or… — Kimberle Williams Crenshaw Copy Share Image
Black women come with all sorts of personalities. So it's time for media to wise up and show us in all of our complexity. — Franchesca Ramsey Copy Share Image
Because if a woman can only direct women, and men can only direct men, and Black directors can only direct Black actors, then we… — Kari Skogland Copy Share Image
I couldn't bare the idea of not being in regular communication with the audience I love - young women of color. — Michaela Angela Davis Copy Share Image
We have to reach out to younger audiences. They need to see how they can see themselves as black women. — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
That's what this industry is all about - supporting artists and supporting storytellers and hearing the audience for what they want and need. There… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share Image
In reality, black women, women of color, are powerful, bold, dynamic, and self-assured, so there's no reason their TV counterparts shouldn't be as such. — Cheo Hodari Coker Copy Share Image
Women should be able to come out and narrate stories from their point of view. — Suhasini Maniratnam Copy Share Image
I don't think there's enough breadth to the stories told about African-Americans. — Geoffrey S. Fletcher Copy Share Image
Black girl stories aren't just for black girls: they're for everybody. — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
I grew up in Harare, Zimbabwe. And I had a pretty idyllic childhood. I felt that I was kind of this outspoken girl, I… — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
I call myself Zimerican. I was born in the Midwest to Zimbabwean parents. My father was a professor at Grinnell College in Iowa. — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
You look at women like Lena Dunham, you look at how women are kind of crafting their own space on the screen. I want… — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
If a story is telling a truth, then why shouldn't it affect everybody? — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
My assumption is I'm not going to be recognized. But when I am, I'm like, "Dang, you know who I am?" I always think… — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
I just feel like it's fascinating to me just watching my own family, seeing my cousins have children here, seeing the generations go on,… — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
I hate horror movies! I avoid them like the plague. I don't like getting scared. — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
I always used to say hybrids would rule the world - people who have an understanding of many cultures and can relate to them… — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
It's something I've constantly found shocking - all this astounding talent amongst black women that never gets to be seen or heard. — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
You have to remember that you are part of a craft, and you are constantly building your craft. Ultimately, we are artists, so it… — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
If my work is on the stage, you can be rested assured I'm going to make use of it as a platform for activism… — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
If the audience likes your work, if they like you, they don't think whether you are married or have children or not. I made… — Dimple Kapadia Copy Share Image
I can skate beautifully. While performing on ice I always try to please the audience and to win as well. Being artistic is very… — Evgeni Plushenko Copy Share Image
One of the best moments of any Liars show is hearing the crowd squawk 'We're doomed! We're doomed!' on cue during 'We Fenced Other… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
It's the adrenaline rush you only get from being in front of an audience. It's addictive. — Raphael Saadiq Copy Share Image
If I had to speak in front of a Korean audience, I would be hard pressed to sound other than a little girl. — An Na Copy Share Image
The liveness of theater, and the excitement of experiencing it alongside an audience, is something you can't get at home. That makes the theater… — Nick Blaemire Copy Share Image
When you lived it for years and years and years and seen different characters just get pummeled and squashed because 'I said so,' it… — Arn Anderson Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is a different ball of wax. I've been trying to say for I don't know how many months now that the traditional… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I feel I have been playing all primary characters. And if your character forms a connect with the audience, it doesn't matter if you… — Angad Bedi Copy Share Image
When I was playing piano, it was like, 'I'm going to write a song using all the white keys.' My music director, who knew… — John Tesh Copy Share Image
