I stood in front of a hundred and one critics at a critic's convention, ... and a critic asked me, 'Miss Cho, isn't it true that your management asked you to lose weight to play the part of yourself in your own TV show?' Gail [the producer] grabbed the mike from me and said, 'There is no truth in that whatsoever.' I... was so... hungry.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Cho recalls a critic asking if she was told to lose weight for her show, a moment she was silenced by her own producer.
- In plain terms
- At a convention, a critic asked if she was told to lose weight for her show, but the producer spoke for her.
- What can you take from it?
- Industry insiders may silence artists when they face body-shaming questions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who speaks for you in tough questions?
- How does silence protect or harm?
Another view
This describes a specific event where she was denied the chance to answer.
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