Gina Torres
Gina Torres
Gina Torres is an American television and movie actress. She has appeared in many television series, including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, the short-lived Cleopatra 2525, Alias, Firefly, Angel, 24, Suits, and The Shield...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth25 April 1969
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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I'm a lover and a fighter. That's what's so engaging. She is the most balanced person on that ship. She has a loving marriage (to Wash, the pilot of spaceship Serenity) and a job she embraces every morning. She likes being a soldier. She's good at it.
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I lose out. It's a part of being an Honors student.
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When it was announced that I was going to be on 'Castle,' there were immediate messages on all the TV news sites from 'Firefly' fans hoping for a nod to the series - some encrypted business just for them! I can't promise that, but I can say that a few people out there might get a thrill.
I don't tweet - I have nothing to say.
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I have been very, very fortunate on this show, on 'Suits,' where the writers do come to me, and they ask my comfort level and, if they want to push an envelope in a certain direction, if I'm okay with that. And, by and large, I am. I think it's important.
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You have Showtime, you have AMC, you have all of these, you know, incredible networks that are now bringing forth their product without the handcuffs, if you will, of trying to sell soap to the entire country.
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My view of myself doesn't change. I know who I am. I'm Cuban American; both my parents are Cuban - one was a little browner than the other one. That's who I am. I feel sorry that it's taken so long for the film industry to figure it out and to catch up.
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It's a throwback to see women still in these subservient roles. They were part of the future, which was nice, but they were still getting coffee.
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It was unique, it was incredibly well-written, it clearly had the potential to reach not just sci-fi fans but fans of good television. Unfortunately, we didn't live long enough to realize its full potential.
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We had to wake Nathan up from his alcoholic stupor to tell him the good news.
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I certainly came up in an era where women were really making strides and making a point to beat down doors and find their place and crash through the glass ceiling.
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I would love to take off the stilettos and put the boots back on. Strap something to my hip, and let's go!
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There aren't very many women of color in positions of power, period. Much less on television.
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Really feminism is about being all that you are and not having to trade one thing for another on your way up.