Actors Quote by Nicole Maines

I'm not saying transgender characters should be only interpreted by transgender actors - because that would be as rigid as saying transgender actors cannot…

— Sebastian Lelio

That is the next step for out trans actors - to just be treated as actors and not 'trans actors.'

— Trace Lysette

Historically, we have seen cis men play trans women and vice versa. That casting breaks through the fourth wall, and it gives people the…

— Nicole Maines

Now, I don't know if we're at a place where we can see a nuanced transgender villain, because unless it can be written in…

— Patti Harrison

Trans actors, just like cisgender actors, need to build experience before getting lead roles.

— Rebecca Root

There's an expectation of producers and writers and directors perhaps, that trans people only want to play trans.

— Rebecca Root

Before transition, a lot of trans people pretend to be cis anyway, and in fact, after transition, a lot of trans people are in…

— Rebecca Root

Unfortunately, it seems to me that when it comes to issues affecting the trans community, most people who are cisgender - a word describing…

— Chelsea Manning

It's about time we had trans actors in trans roles.

— Rebecca Root

There are no trans roles, and if there are, they go to Jared Leto or Eddie Redmayne or Elle Fanning... Will there ever come…

— Hari Nef

So often, trans roles don't even go to trans actors. Most of the fabulous trans roles that have won people Oscars, we didn't get…

— Laverne Cox

If someone writes a stereotyped trans character, it's really harmful on a macro level in solidifying public perception of trans people because we're such…

— Patti Harrison