Trace Lysette Quotes

Trace Lysette
Trace Lysette
American Actress
Being Me People Think Time Women
I gave up my bread and butter to be an actress. Trace Lysette
Gave Up Bread Actress Butter
Going to meetings for Time's Up has been deeply affirming for me. Trace Lysette
Time Me Meetings Has-Been Been Up Affirming Going Deeply
I think it's really important to understand that every trans story is not the same, and we are as varied as any other group of people. Trace Lysette
People Important Group Every Think Other I Think Varied Understand Same Any Story Really
Transparent' does a good job of pushing the envelope in a real way, not in a sensational or salacious way. Trace Lysette
Good Good Job Job Way Envelope Pushing Does Real Sensational Transparent
It felt like home to be working with so many powerful women - Lizzo, Cardi B, Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu. I felt so welcome and loved. Trace Lysette
Home Welcome Women Powerful Like Felt Loved Working Many Jennifer Jennifer Lopez
I'm not getting into rooms for cis roles. I started my career auditioning for those roles, and then I went to play trans roles. And now, I feel boxed in. Trace Lysette
Those I Feel Feel Boxed Auditioning Roles Getting Rooms Then Now Play Started Career
I think I had something to prove to myself, that I could book a cis role and then if I did come out one day and start auditioning for trans roles, I could say, 'Look, I've already worked in a cis role.' Trace Lysette
Myself Day Book Think I Think Say One Day Out Something Could Had Come Look Auditioning Prove Role Roles Did Then Worked Start
Sometimes you feel like the only resource you have is your body or your looks. Trace Lysette
You Sometimes Resource Only Feel Like Looks Body Your Your Body
Trans folk are so often pushed to the margins and not afforded the resources and opportunities that some nontrans people are. Trace Lysette
People Opportunities Resources Folk Some Pushed Afforded Often Margins
There are only so many 'series regular' trans roles on TV. Trace Lysette
TV Only Roles Regular Many Series
I feel like if Hollywood can stretch for inclusion and intersectionality, and being intentional with its intersectionality, that that can ripple out past Hollywood into whatever industry and kind of affect society as a whole. Trace Lysette
Ripple Past Whatever Society Out Kind I Feel I Feel Like Feel Like Industry Affect Intentional Being Hollywood Whole Inclusion Stretch
It's tough advocating for trans visibility and not being pigeonholed as just a trans actress. Trace Lysette
Tough Visibility Pigeonholed Advocating Just Being Actress
How often do we get to see trans people interacting with each other onscreen? We have friends. Hello? We're people. We're not just this isolated unit all the time. I would like to see us carry a project. Trace Lysette
Time People Other Project Carry Would See Onscreen Like How Isolated Friends Get Often Just Interacting Us Hello Each Unit
Oftentimes, I feel like, because of my cisnormative look or my aesthetics, that sometimes my talent might get overlooked. Trace Lysette
Sometimes I Feel I Feel Like Feel Talent Like Look Because Overlooked Aesthetic Get Oftentimes Might
I think that trans women have endured a lot and they compromise a lot when dealing with cis hetero men. Trace Lysette
Women Men Think I Think Compromise Dealing Lot Endured
Trans women, and women in general, have so many constraints placed on our bodies. As women, we are told not to show our bodies, and as trans people, we've been told not to exist. Trace Lysette
Women People Our General Constraints Been Exist Placed Bodies Show Many
Anytime you give a trans person an opportunity, especially an opportunity to be ourselves, you are promoting a shift in the way society sees us. Trace Lysette
You Opportunity Society Way Ourselves Promoting Give Sees Shift Person Anytime Us
How will I become Meryl Streep if I can't even get in the door with Jennifer Lawrence for the same role? I think that it starts with casting directors and executives and studio heads opening up their minds, and really putting an effort into being trans inclusive in their projects, whether they're trans-specific or not. Trace Lysette
Will Become Inclusive Think Starts Minds I Think Projects Lawrence Casting Directors Casting Directors Studio Putting Opening Heads Meryl Meryl Streep Executives How Up Effort Role Get Same Being Door Whether Really Even Jennifer Jennifer Lawrence
My body has carried me a long way and has had many evolutions. I honor it, flaws and all. Trace Lysette
Me Honor Long Way Carried Had Long Way Flaws Body Many
I got to choreograph a halftime dance with the cheerleading squad, which was all-female, at my high school. And I was the only boy, at the time. We did this whole routine to 'Maria Maria' by Santana, and 'Thong Song' by Sisqo - it was a mix. Trace Lysette
Time Song School Dance Thong High High School Only Halftime Boy Got Mix Squad Did Which Whole Choreograph Routine Maria
I had a lot of fights in high school. Trace Lysette
School High High School Had Lot Fights
I used to watch 'Star Trek' on weeknights as a kid while I did my homework for school. Trace Lysette
School Homework Trek Kid Did While Used Star Star Trek Watch
You wish that everyone knew what cisgender meant. Everyone has access to Google. You can find out what's appropriate to ask a trans person. Trace Lysette
You Wish Google Everyone Appropriate Out Find Knew Access Person Ask Meant
In my own personal life, it's been pretty hard navigating love, and so I've found this kind of contentment in loving myself and waiting for the world to catch up. Trace Lysette
Life Love Myself Waiting World Contentment Own Personal Life Kind Pretty My Own Catch Been Up Personal Loving Hard Found
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