--- title: "9 Actors Opportunity Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Actors Opportunity quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Actors Opportunity sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/malik-yoba-7448_black_it-s-very-rare-that-black-actors-get-an_1847177.jpg" --- > [It's very rare that Black actors get an opportunity to do period pieces and to have a breadth of characters to choose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/it-s-very-rare-that-black-actors-get-an-opportunity-to-do-period/) [Malik Yoba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-yoba/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/malik-yoba-7448_black_it-s-very-rare-that-black-actors-get-an_1847177.jpg) > [For me, I really enjoy telling stories and helping the younger generation, young actors to have the same opportunity I did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-b-jordan/for-me-i-really-enjoy-telling-stories-and-helping-the-younger/) [Michael B. Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-b-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/michael-b-jordan-3540_enjoy_for-me-i-really-enjoy-telling-stories-an_1970965.jpg) > [Actors have an opportunity to use storytelling as a way to solve pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/actors-have-an-opportunity-to-use-storytelling-as-a-way-to-solve-pain/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/822/nicolas-cage-1199_actor_actors-have-an-opportunity-to-use-storyt_366043.jpg) > [I would be lucky to be remembered as Harry Crane. That being said, I think it's a goal for most actors to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rich-sommer/i-would-be-lucky-to-be-remembered-as-harry-crane-that-being-said-i/) [Rich Sommer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rich-sommer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bf/rich-sommer-15874_actor_i-would-be-lucky-to-be-remembered-as-har_756916.jpg) > [I think when you get the opportunity to work with someone like Lars Von Trier... I mean, Alexander Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, John…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiefer-sutherland/i-think-when-you-get-the-opportunity-to-work-with-someone-like-lars/) [Kiefer Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiefer-sutherland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85d/kiefer-sutherland-8318_actors_i-think-when-you-get-the-opportunity-to_1081522.jpg) > [When actors have the opportunity to play a larger-than-life icon - my wife did it with Tina Turner, and Jamie Foxx did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-b-vance/when-actors-have-the-opportunity-to-play-a-larger-than-life-icon-my/) [Courtney B. Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-b-vance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d2/courtney-b-vance-18530_decision_when-actors-have-the-opportunity-to-play_1962052.jpg) > [I like it when actors get an opportunity to chew into something. They love scenes with beginnings, middles, and ends - scenes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-letts/i-like-it-when-actors-get-an-opportunity-to-chew-into-something-they/) [Tracy Letts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-letts/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/830/tracy-letts-12197_actor_i-like-it-when-actors-get-an-opportunity_1830710.png) > [Theatre is all about the process and the sense of community that is created. You have weeks of rehearsal, time to explore…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-amboyer/theatre-is-all-about-the-process-and-the-sense-of-community-that-is/) [Dan Amboyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-amboyer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e3/dan-amboyer-16948_actor_theatre-is-all-about-the-process-and-the_772851.jpg) > [The goal for me is always to have the opportunity to work in different genres. This is a great and exciting time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwayne-johnson/the-goal-for-me-is-always-to-have-the-opportunity-to-work-in/) [Dwayne Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwayne-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ca/dwayne-johnson-1126_actor_the-goal-for-me-is-always-to-have-the-op_996600.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actors-opportunity/#itemlist", "name": "Actors Opportunity Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's very rare that Black actors get an opportunity to do period pieces and to have a breadth of characters to choose from in their work.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Malik Yoba" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/it-s-very-rare-that-black-actors-get-an-opportunity-to-do-period/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/malik-yoba-7448_black_it-s-very-rare-that-black-actors-get-an_1847177.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/malik-yoba-7448_black_it-s-very-rare-that-black-actors-get-an_1847177.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/malik-yoba-7448_black_it-s-very-rare-that-black-actors-get-an_1847177.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's very rare that Black actors get an opportunity to do period pieces and to have a breadth of characters…” — Malik Yoba", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For me, I really enjoy telling stories and helping the younger generation, young actors to have the same opportunity I did.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael B. 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