42 Quotes by O. T. Fagbenle

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    When representation of the LBGT community was much more scarce in the media, I think there was some kind of pressure to encapsulate an entire community in a single character - this can often be a fast track to generalization and stereotypes.

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    I've always had an explorative drive to my art, as opposed to wanting to achieve some certain goal.

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    We all fail, and we all have weaknesses. I think that's what helps us relate to characters we see on TV or read in books, is that we recognize our frailties within them and maybe don't feel so alone. We get to learn from their mistakes.

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    I'm interested in colour-blind hiring of directors, producers, and writers. Go to the source. Then we won't need to have conversations about colour-blind casting.

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    I'm interested in working with great people and exploring great themes in different mediums.

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    The older I get, the more I dance like my dad, and I'm finding that suddenly cardigans are becoming more attractive to me.

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    There's been such a pushback against political correctness, and I think that's due to the discomfort people feel talking about other people's issues that they don't fully understand.

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