“There’s a difference between being visible and being seen.
I’ve been visible.
I don’t think I’ve been seen yet.”
Robert De Niro; his daughter Airyn De Niro.Credit:Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty; Airyn De Niro/Instagram
“[Gay men were] ruthless and mean,” Airyn said.
Not Black enough, not white enough.
Too feminine, not masculine enough.
Airyn De Niro.Airyn De Niro/Instagram
It was never just, ‘You’re just right, just the way you are.'"
My dad was very big on us finding our own sort of path," Airyn said.
“I would want [success] to happen on my own merit.”
“I want queer people of color and bigger-bodied people to have an Alex Consani.
I want queer people of color and bigger-bodied people to have aHunter Schafer,” she said.
“A part of me has always wanted to model and sort of follow my mom’s footsteps.
Airyn De Niro.Airyn De Niro/Instagram
“I’m okay,” he replied.
“You know, my kids disagree with me at times, and they’re respectful.
My daughter, she’s 11, she gives me grief sometimes and I argue with her.
But that’s what it is.”
