I wish there was more for minorities than sitcoms. I'd like to see a soap opera about blacks. People don't live in isolation anymore. — Roxie Roker Copy Share Image
I was very much a part of the civil rights era, so, of course, my fantasy was to marry some outstanding black gentleman, a… — Roxie Roker Copy Share Image
I was raised in a very, very loving household. I had quite unusual parents, and my father has always been my hero. — Roxie Roker Copy Share Image
They were looking for someone to play the neighbor of the Jeffersons. I thought it would be a nice trip to Los Angeles. When… — Roxie Roker Copy Share Image
I don't like that putdown: that when you're trying to achieve, you're trying to be white. That makes me mad. — Roxie Roker Copy Share Image
I felt Helen Willis was in tune with the situation of a black woman married to a white man, and she had no problem… — Roxie Roker Copy Share Image
