Gabrielle Carteris

Differences of opinion are healthy and they're a part of what makes our democracy great. We grow by understanding each other's differences. ”

Words have consequences and SAG-AFTRA members deserve leadership that is interested in the path forward, not a return to the divisiveness of the past. I am proud to provide that leadership. ”

Inclusion and transparency have been mainstays of my leadership. It's about education and reaching out. ”

Success comes in doing the hard work - not breaking each other down, but building each other up. I don't expect any less from myself. ”

Women come to a time in their lives where they raise their kids, they've had their careers, their kids leave home, and they're deciding, 'Am I recommitting to my relationship? It's been a great ride. Do I want to stay here? Maybe there's something else.' ”

I met a girl when I was in third grade. Kids were beating her up - she was deaf - so I walked her home. Her parents were deaf and they gave me the alphabet on a card. I learned it and taught my friends how to do the alphabet - which was outlawed in our school because we used to talk to each other in class. ”

We never want to see anyone go in front of the camera or behind the mic without union protection. ”

For me, an aspiration is to be respected by my peers, people in the industry. ”

I have permanent damage to my facial nerves. I went to the UCLA Movement Disorder Clinic, and after two years of tests and constant monitoring they have finally found the right medication that keeps the spasms under control. ”

Relationships with sister guilds are growing stronger and stronger. It's important that all of us are working together - all the unions and the employers. It behooves us to come together. ”