Laverne Cox Quotes - Page 2

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• There's not just one trans story. There's not just one trans experience.

  Laverne Cox

  Badass, Stories, Trans

  "Laverne Cox Talks to TIME About the Transgender Movement" by Katy Steinmetz, time.com. May 29, 2014.

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• We shouldn't demonize the woman who wears high heels and we shouldn't demonize the woman who doesn't wear high heels. We should accept all forms of comportment.

  Laverne Cox

  High Heels, Accepting, Form

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• Being a black transgender woman in America is really hard. It's been really hard for me. But for me living a lie was much worse. I need to be in my truth. And I've been very, very lucky that I've been able to live my dreams and I believe everyone should have the right to live their dreams. This is America. We're supposed to all have that right.

  Laverne Cox

  Dream, Lying, Believe

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• I have always been aware that I can never represent all trans people. No one or two or three trans people can. This is why we need diverse media representations of trans folks to multiply trans narratives in the media and depict our beautiful diversities.

  Laverne Cox

  Beautiful, Media, Two

  lavernecox.tumblr.com. June 2, 2015.

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• When people have points of reference that are humanizing, that demystifies difference.

  Laverne Cox

  Differences, People

  "Laverne Cox Talks to TIME About the Transgender Movement". Interview with Katy Steinmetz, time.com. May 29, 2014.

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• 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 to play. A lot of folks have said we're not trained enough and that we're not prepared to do whatever.

  Laverne Cox

  Play, People, Roles

  Source: variety.com

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• I would never be so arrogant to think that someone should model their life after me. But the idea of possibility the idea that I get to live my dreams out in public, hopefully will show to other folks that it's possible. So I prefer the term 'possibility model' to 'role model.'

  Laverne Cox

  Dream, Thinking, Ideas

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• Seeing a black transgender woman embracing and loving everything about herself might be inspiring to some other folks.

  Laverne Cox

  Black, Might, Transgender

  "Laverne Cox Strips Down in Gorgeous New Photoshoot" by Victoria Dawson Hoff, www.elle.com. April 16, 2015.

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• It's a struggle every day, to stay present, not to become that...eight year old who was bullied and chased home from school. Some days I wake up and it's like I'm eight years old again. And I'm scared for my life, and I don't know if I'm going to be beaten up that day.

  Laverne Cox

  Struggle, School, Home

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• I've been realizing lately how horribly vain I am. I do believe that if I'm successful, it's because of my talent and intelligence, but there's pretty privilege in the world - that's a reality. When I was a kid, in middle school, I started going to thrift stores and dressing myself. It was about announcing to the world who I was. That's what fashion was for me, as a kid. You might have an idea of who you think I am, but I'm going to tell you through my fashion choices who I am.

  Laverne Cox

  Fashion, Believe, Kids

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• I'm terrified of saying the wrong thing on stage with bell hooks.

  Laverne Cox

  Hook, Bells, Stage

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• I'm always skeptical about representations of trans people, especially when trans people are not making the work.

  Laverne Cox

  People, Trans, Skeptical

  Source: variety.com

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• The preoccupation with transition and with surgery objectifies trans people, and we don't get to really deal with the real lived experiences.

  Laverne Cox

  Real, People, Transition

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• Beyoncé means so much to me. Throughout my transition, Beyoncé has been there as a style icon, an example of excellence, of beauty, of vulnerability. She's shared so much of herself, and it's inspiring.

  Laverne Cox

  Mean, Style, Excellence

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• I don't think there's a right or wrong things in your style. It's about how you clearly reflect who you are; how you more clearly tell the story. Who are you? How do you want to transmit that to the world, and how do you more clearly say that? Then I have a philosophy, FFPS: fit, fabric, proportion, and silhouette. Proportion's everything, really, knowing your body and understanding that. Those things have been really crucial for me. It's about being clear about the story you want to tell to the world about who you are - and maybe a little bit of FFPS.

  Laverne Cox

  Philosophy, Thinking, Understanding

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• When you train as a dancer, you understand you have to work exceptionally hard. I think dancers are the hardest - working people in show business. You have to push your body beyond where you thought it could go. It's athleticism. Perfection doesn't exist, but with classical ballet, there is an ideal, and I got obsessed with that ideal. In some ways, it was problematic because I don't have an ideal ballet body, but the discipline is what I carry with me to this day. That's my park, the discipline of dancing.

  Laverne Cox

  Thinking, Perfection, Discipline

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• I'm so grateful that I had the luxury of transitioning in private. Because when you transition in the public eye, the transition becomes the story.

  Laverne Cox

  Grateful, Eye, Luxury

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• You need names to get the movie made.

  Laverne Cox

  Names, Needs, Made

  Source: variety.com

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• Writing a book is quite an undertaking and I wouldn't want to do it just to do it.

  Laverne Cox

  Book, Writing, Want

  Source: www.elle.com

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• Beyoncé says it was Mathew Knowles, her father, who made her understand discipline and work ethic, what it means to come in early before class starts to stretch, or to work on your dégagés or your pirouettes or whatever it was. I was a turner! So to come in early and then to stay afterward and to just soak up everything that the teacher has, that's really what it's about - the striving for excellence.

  Laverne Cox

  Teacher, Father, Mean

  Source: www.glamour.com

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