Quotes about Portrayed

I've given up on being accurately portrayed in the media. Votes: 1

Black women all over the world should re-unite and re-examine the way history has portrayed us. Votes: 1

I'm proud of my background, so I hope there will be more roles where Hispanics are being portrayed. Votes: 1

What's most important in animation is the emotions and the ideas being portrayed. I'm a great believer of energy and emotion. Votes: 1

It would be difficult for me not to conclude that the most perfect type of masculine beauty is Satan, as portrayed by Milton. Votes: 1

More than seven months ago, our country learned that the horrors portrayed in Hollywood's make-believe world could actually come to life before our very eyes. Votes: 1

I think that women definitely have a special bond as friends that is hard to describe to men, and we don't often see that portrayed narratively. Votes: 1

Millennials are often portrayed as apathetic, disinterested, tuned out and selfish. None of those adjectives describe the Millennials I've been privileged to meet and work with. Votes: 1

Often autism is portrayed in the media as a very negative condition, as something that prevents somebody from communicating or from socializing or from being able to have any kind of normal, happy life. Votes: 1

A lot of the time, the way it's portrayed is that I only see women in a sexual way. But I grew up with just my mum and sister, so I respect women a lot. Votes: 1

I've pretty much been portrayed as every style thing you can be. After Wimbledon you are Andy Everyman, who everybody is rooting for. I think the meat and potatoes of who I am hasn't been covered yet. Votes: 1

Once you've changed who you are or who you've portrayed in your music, the fans, they'll catch it... Once I feel like the world knows me for anything else but my music, then I feel like I failed. Votes: 1

Outsourcing was the bogeyman of the '90s. Protectionists portrayed it as an evil that would take American jobs away. Yes, some jobs did go offshore as people feared, but it made the global economic pie grow bigger. Votes: 1

As a longtime fan of talk radio, I'm very worried about the low opinion that conservative hosts and callers have of the American artist. Art is portrayed as a scam, a rip-off and snow job pushed by snobbish elites. Votes: 1

I think women should be more independent. In society, we're portrayed as people who simply wear make-up and sit around. We need a Princess Charming - a woman who rescues her man and slays the dragon instead of the other way round. Votes: 1

From the Twitter responses we got with 'Best Friends Forever' and the small feedback we are getting as the show is meted out, I think people are seeing themselves in the show and enjoying seeing female friendship portrayed in the way it really is. Votes: 1

Magic is a state of mind. It is often portrayed as very black and gothic, and that is because certain practitioners played that up for a sense of power and prestige. That is a disservice. Magic is very colorful. Of this, I am sure. Votes: 1

Out of Africa,' Dinesen's second book, is a love story, though not the one portrayed by Streep and Redford in the film. The memoir is about Dinesen's love of East Africa - the cultures, the landscapes, the animals. The feeling that saturates the book is reverence. Votes: 1

Where Cezanne captured and intensified shards of the eternal (every pear far more sharply defined than it could be in life), Monet portrayed the changeability and flux of every moment. 'The Water Lilies' give you a jittery, amorphous sense of a world seen at the speed of light. Votes: 1

The anger that appears to be building up between the sexes becomes more virulent with every day that passes. And far from women taking the blame... the fact is that men are invariably portrayed as the bad guys. Being a good man is like being a good Nazi. Votes: 1

Though it's frequently portrayed as this crazy, unbridled festival of rain-soaked, stoned hippies dancing in the mud, Woodstock was obviously much more than that - or we wouldn't still be talking about it in 2009. People of all ages and colors came together in the fields of Max Yasgur's farm. Votes: 1

I always hated high-school shows and high-school movies, because they were always about the cool kids. It was always about dating and sex, and all the popular kids, and the good-looking kids. And the nerds were super-nerdy cartoons, with tape on their glasses. I never saw 'my people' portrayed accurately. Votes: 1

Women somehow get portrayed as one type. You're either a feminist or you're not. You're a working woman or you're not. I'm raising two girls, and I say to them, 'I need you to be strong and soft. You can be smart and beautiful... You can be all of these things.' Votes: 1

The significance of the crucifixion is not only what God does for us; consistently throughout the New Testament the crucifixion is portrayed as the pattern that we are to follow. It is a model of social behavior toward the other as well as a statement about what God has done for us. Votes: 1

Two words guided the making of 'Babel' for me: 'dignity' and 'compassion.' These things are normally forgotten in the making of a lot of films. Normally there is not dignity because the poor and dispossessed in a place like Morocco are portrayed as mere victims, or the Japanese are portrayed as cartoon figures with no humanity. Votes: 1

I felt pretty good growing up. I didn't feel a lot of prejudice or racism. But I do remember, if there was going to be a movie or a television show with Asian characters, I would go out of my way to avoid them, because they portrayed all Asians as either ridiculously good or ridiculously bad; you know, the whole Charlie Chan-Fu Manchu thing. Votes: 1

I've given every maid I've portrayed soul and heart. Votes: 0

People who are short, they're often portrayed as the victim. Votes: 0

The person portrayed and the portrait are two entirely different things. Votes: 0

A picture's beauty does not depend on the things portrayed in it. Votes: 0

Sometimes, you get portrayed the way you don't want to be portrayed. Votes: 0

Finally, the complexities of black relationships are being portrayed in television and film. Votes: 0

In American films, Russians are often portrayed like cartoon villains without clear motivations. Votes: 0

You never know what's right, what you feel inside versus what is portrayed. Votes: 0

No other animal on earth has portrayed such a disregard for life than mankind. Votes: 0

For Rembrandt, reality is role-playing.... Everyone is portrayed in relation to a social hierarchy. Votes: 0

In my experience, it's usually up to the actor how a character is portrayed. Votes: 0

I thought Eddie Redmayne portrayed me very well... At times I thought he was me. Votes: 0

I am portrayed as a dangerous individual who can be fought thanks to their ideas. Votes: 0

We're often portrayed as rich, spoiled athletes who play a game for too much money. Votes: 0

I've portrayed so many diverse individuals on the screen that my own personality never emerged. Votes: 0

You gotta know what you are, who you are and how you want to be portrayed. Votes: 0

Hillary Clinton has been portrayed as robotic, someone who is trying to approximate real human emotion. Votes: 0

Africa is always only portrayed as a continent of suffering, but most figures are vastly exaggerated. Votes: 0

I can't stand films where parents are portrayed as old and doddery, and ignore their kids. Votes: 0

Anyone who wants bookstores to survive is portrayed as a Luddite who goes around smashing up Kindles. Votes: 0

As a footballer's wife, I take great exception to the way we are portrayed in Footballers' Wives. Votes: 0

I'm proud of my background, so I hope there will be more roles where Hispanics are being portrayed Votes: 0

I don't think I'm portrayed in the media the way I really am - but then who is? Votes: 0

I do not believe that the way paint is applied should be more important than what is portrayed. Votes: 0

Too often, women are portrayed in two ways: as prizes to be won by men or as damsels in distress. Votes: 0

What is portrayed as high-minded positions on issues sometimes is just designed to carve out some of their commercial interests. Votes: 0

As a result, I've been portrayed as a cynical barbarian preying on the very clients I was charged to defend. Votes: 0

I'm proud to represent those hands that labor in this country. I've given every maid I've ever portrayed soul and heart. Votes: 0

Despite failing to get bin Laden, the U.S. government and media portrayed the early Afghanistan war as a great victory. Votes: 0

It's the best honor when someone wants to use as their professional title the name of a character that you portrayed. Votes: 0

I suppose I am reluctant about being any sort of 'star' and I didn't particularly want to be portrayed as one. Votes: 0

Human beings are not like they are portrayed in Hollywood. They are individuals who are a mixture of good and bad. Votes: 0

Carbon dioxide is....being portrayed as a pollutant; in fact, it makes things grow, and it is not toxic to humans. Votes: 0

Blacks on prime-time TV are only portrayed as comedians - and often in no better a light than 'Amos & Andy.' Votes: 0

Examples of selling of ideas are portrayed in consulting or paid advice, as the pricing of intellectual property is market driven. Votes: 0

Female physicists, astronomers and mathematicians are up against more than 2,000 years of convention that has long portrayed these fields as inherently male. Votes: 0

Women are in many ways second-class citizens in the United States in 2016, because of the way that we're portrayed in popular culture. Votes: 0

Ronald Reagan had many fine qualities and he had many shortcomings. He's not the simple, folksy figure that he's often portrayed as. Votes: 0

So many times we're portrayed in ways that we don't want to be portrayed, in ways that make us seem so ridiculous. Votes: 0

The politics have always been difficult in medicine. There is some truth in the way medical practice is portrayed in TV dramas. Votes: 0

We often see literature about women that impair and immerse the women themselves, such as when women are portrayed as objects of consumerism. Votes: 0

But for we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man's welfare... are to be found portrayed in it. Votes: 0

I was very vocal about how I wanted to be portrayed on the show, and how I wanted the stage setup to be. Votes: 0

Perceptions are portraits, not photographs, and their form reveals the artist’s hand every bit as much as it reflects the things portrayed Votes: 0

I strongly believe every model has a right to set rules for how she is portrayed and for me these rules were clearly circumvented. Votes: 0

Both the old and young Karamakates are portrayed by indigenous men, neither of them professional actors. The old shaman is played by Antonio Bolivar Salvador. Votes: 0

The way I portrayed the people is accurate. Because they're human beings and we have a kind of wonderful capacity to be absurd and ridiculous. Votes: 0

Hollywood is portrayed in this super glamorous way, but when I see pictures of actresses going off the rails, it doesn't surprise me at all. Votes: 0

Carbon dioxide is portrayed as harmful. But there isn't even one study that can be produced that shows that carbon dioxide is a harmful gas. Votes: 0

I think women are sick and tired of being portrayed as victims, a lot of the time anyway, the bulk of their time on film. Votes: 0

If the saying "the Temple Mount in our hands," is portrayed as incitement to the police, there's no need to change the saying, but the police. Votes: 0

Though liberals have portrayed themselves throughout the past several decades as champions of the homeless, they are actually guilty of having created and perpetuated their condition. Votes: 0

There's something about being a teenager that's so sincere. Everything is more epic, like your first crush. I feel that it's not always portrayed very accurately. Votes: 0

Although yoga is commonly portrayed as a popular fitness trend, it's actually the core of the Vedic science that developed in the Indus Valley more than 5,000 years ago. Votes: 0

Early on, you talk about God because you consider Him to be most important. But later, you realize there are means by which God is known and portrayed. Votes: 0

To his credit John Wayne was open about it, he even portrayed a member of the House UnAmerican Activities Committee in a film called 'Big Jim McClain.' Votes: 0

Science is not, despite how it is often portrayed, about absolute truths. It is about developing an understanding of the world, making predictions, and then testing these predictions. Votes: 0

I have been portrayed by actors in three television documentaries, two plays, one musical and a film. It's no fun watching yourself being traduced and imitated by an actor. Votes: 0

In Gypsy [Rose Lee] the musical, her mother, 'Mama Rose', is portrayed as a slightly eccentric, pushy, ambitious stage mother, but that version doesn't come close to the truth. Votes: 0

It must be hard to be a female in a David Mackenzie movie. I feel like women in his films are portrayed a certain way - like broken people. Votes: 0

I've been portrayed as a caveman by some. That's not true. I'm a conservative progressive, and that means I think all men are equal, be they slants, beaners, or niggers. Votes: 0

Ralph Angel was such a great character. The single-father image has been portrayed in so many ways so having the ability to be a part of that narrative excites me! Votes: 0

Any film I do is not going to change the way black women have been portrayed, or black people have been portrayed, in cinema since the days of D.W. Griffith. Votes: 0

Usually the kids are portrayed as very one-dimensional. Like these mindless animals that just have three things on their minds: getting laid, getting drunk, and driving real fast over Mulholland Drive. Votes: 0

Hyperrealism is more about objectifying... how an object can be portrayed when it is seen through a camera's lens... all my paintings are about an object being viewed through human eyes. Votes: 0

By and large, serious fiction was the work of victims who portrayed victims for an audience of victims who, it was oddly assumed, would want to see their lives realistically portrayed. Votes: 0

Practically every movie that shows the pope or even a bishop as a character, and in much of western literature of the last 300 or 400 years, these are portrayed as awful figures. Votes: 0

[The Player is] not a truthful indictment of Hollywood. It's much uglier than I portrayed it, but nobody would've been interested if I'd shown just how sadistic, cruel and self-orientated it is. Votes: 0

I've long since stopped worrying about how I'm portrayed in the press because ultimately it's not that important. Everyone who knows me knows I do what I do with the greatest integrity. Votes: 0

Remarkable. . . . Moskos manages to capture a world that most people know only through the distorting prism of television and film, where police officers are usually portrayed as quixotically heroic or contemptibly corrupt. Votes: 0

There is something wrong with our culture when the view that marriage is between one man and one woman, a view shared by half the nation, is portrayed as evidence of hatred. Votes: 0

I feel people think I'm almost like a robot - like an android... I just don't really get portrayed as someone who has feelings or who is sympathetic... like a self-absorbed ice queen. Votes: 0

And with the rape, I was showing why the rape statistics are exaggerated, and saying that date rape was much more complex than the way feminists had portrayed it, as men oppressing women. Votes: 0

Black and awkward is the worst, because black people are stereotyped as being anything but awkward in mainstream media... Black people are always portrayed to be cool or overly dramatic, anything but awkward. Votes: 0

It is essential that we raise the image of sex, which is currently seen as a purely biological affair and often portrayed in its worst manifestations, to that of a spiritually based activity. Votes: 0

In movies, I hope women aren't always portrayed as sex symbols. People like Drew Barrymore are paving the way for girls my age. Hopefully I can pave the way for young actresses, too. Votes: 0

Scientists are being portrayed by much of the power structure in politics and business as having a vested interest - that they're just out to get more grant money by exaggerating the threats. Votes: 0

I feel people think I'm almost like a robot - like an android I just don't really get portrayed as someone who has feelings or who is sympathetic like a self-absorbed ice queen. Votes: 0

I love doing film soundtracks and working with directors on how they want the scene to be portrayed on audio as opposed to visual. I like the collaborative effort of working with people. Votes: 0

Now the kids are portrayed as dirty when they talk to an agent, a shoe guy, some hanger-on. Well, it's only natural that people are circling them - there are millions of dollars involved. Votes: 0

Familiar words for dead black boys portrayed as complicit in their own demise. Michael Donald's body had been hanged on a Mobile street, and the police were doing the same thing to his name. Votes: 0

When people ask me about being portrayed onscreen by Leonardo DiCaprio, I always say, 'I love it - no matter how old I get, people are going to think that's what I look like. Votes: 0

The car crash that took the lives of these two lovely people has been portrayed as a traffic accident caused by a drunk driving at high speed. The reality is that it was murder. Votes: 0

The zero-sum world [the movie The Social Network] portrayed has nothing in common with the Silicon Valley I know, but I suspect it's a pretty accurate portrayal of the dysfunctional relationships that dominate Hollywood. Votes: 0

When people ask me about being portrayed onscreen by Leonardo DiCaprio, I always say, 'I love it - no matter how old I get, people are going to think that's what I look like.' Votes: 0

When I was a little boy I used to borrow my father's hat, and make a press card to stick in the hat band. That was the way reporters were always portrayed in the movies. Votes: 0

"Vote for one; get both of us." Campaign slogan. She [Hillary Clinton] was constantly portrayed as a co-president even during the campaign. The Smartest Woman in the World. That's how they portrayed her to us. Votes: 0

I guess I'm also obligated to note that the experience of sex workers who are not upper/middle class/white probably have much worse conditions than anything that's portrayed commonly in media/what I experienced. Votes: 0

I'm often saddened and dismayed to see myself portrayed as either a Luddite or as a raving technophile. I've always thought that my job was to be as anthropologically neutral about emerging technologies as possible. Votes: 0