Well, one of the things we felt was missing from the greater conversation is that transgender people have been living and working in America for years...People may think it's a "new" thing; it's not...So we wanted to show not just the political side, which is what you see with Caitlyn Jenner. And not the other side with Laverne Cox, who's great.

If you're willing to stand for what you believe in ... you won't need advice from me, because you will be able to handle whatever comes.

We have a lot of trans friends. We know lots of people who have been trying to [model]; we know a lot about it.

I don't believe that there is any good career move or bad career move. I believe there are only the things that make me happy.

You don't want to think something might be racist, but it might be, because your gut is telling you it is

When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind to someone else. And it'll become like a wildfire.

I have witnessed things the ancients would have called miracles, but they are not miracles. They are the products of someone's dream, and they happen as the result of hard work.