“I know what deaf fans want is more stories that are authentic.” — Lauren Ridloff Quote

“I know what deaf fans want is more stories that are authentic.”

“In the deaf community, we give people name signs based on their quirks or characteristics. So it means you can't really give someone a name in sign language without knowing them, and it's a rite of passage that you are connected to the deaf community or at least one deaf person.”

“I don't know if I want to write about being deaf per se, but I do know that it'll color my story as a deaf Black Mexican person. That's how I see the world.”

“One of the first things I do when I step onto a set is I scan the set and try to take in every detail, because what I'm trying to find are tools that I can use to incorporate myself into the space and tools that I can use to make the performance authentic and to build on the authenticity of that.”

“I just have a thing in my brain that when I'm about to do something that's genuine or authentic, I think of it in song form. I'll be like, 'Yo, this is a human emotion that no one talks about.'”

“When I've been in rooms helping other artists write songs, I want it to feel authentic to them. So it's a lot of talking because I want to know, their story to write a song that they can sing on stage and then they can connect to it because it's from their experience.”