You know what? I never really factor Hollywood into anything. I'm a black actor, so I can't really control what Hollywood thinks.… — Jamie Foxx Copy Share Image
The pilots I did test for, I was the only black actor testing against white actors for parts that were written white. — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
You get into these executive offices, and people say, 'Oh, we have this project. Wait a minute, guys, we need diversity -… — Aldis Hodge Copy Share Image
As a black actor, you always have the feeling that there's not as much work out there as for a white counterpart,… — Dorian Missick Copy Share Image
I never thought about being the first black actor to win, even though everybody else talked about that. If I stop to… — Omar Sy Copy Share Image
I believe it's important to have equal opportunities as a black actor. My way of fighting for it is through my art,… — Malachi Kirby Copy Share Image
I was lucky to get into drama school and become a professional actor. No-one ever mentioned the colour of my skin. It's… — David Harewood Copy Share Image
I don't see myself as a 'black actor,' I'm just Shemar Moore the actor. I'm very proud to be black, but I'm… — Shemar Moore Copy Share Image
It's great to be black in Hollywood. When a black actor does something, it seems new and different just by virtue of… — Will Smith Copy Share Image
I know I'm a black actor, but really, I'm an actor who happens to be black. — Stephan James Copy Share Image
We [black actors] are more respected in Europe, because in Europe, I'm not a black actor - I'm an action star. In… — Fred Williamson Copy Share Image
I'd rather a young black actor read about success as opposed to how tough it was. I get these roles because I… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
At some point, all black movies became biopics. All the good, serious ones became biopics. 'Ray,' 'Ali'... those types of movies, those… — Martine Syms Copy Share Image
What we really have to do is stop the adjective before the job title—whether it's 'black actor,' a 'gay actor' or 'anything… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
What we really have to do is stop the adjective before the job title - whether it's 'black actor,' a 'gay actor'… — Matt Bomer Copy Share Image
One of the things I have an allergic reaction to playing, especially as a black actor, is the mandatory kind of best… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
You know what? I never really factor Hollywood into anything. Im a black actor, so I cant really control what Hollywood thinks.… — Jamie Foxx Copy Share Image
A Murphy [Eddie Murphy] movie is like a Sidney Poitier comedy - he's that intensely good... He revolutionized acting. He's literally black… — Scott Raab Copy Share Image
I remember the great work that Norman Lear did. That was an incredible heyday to be a black actor. — Sterling K. Brown Copy Share Image
Why is it when a white actor or even a black actor does a British accent, it's considered art? — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
I remember a programme called 'The Boy From Space'. There was a black actor called Loftus Burton in it; he ended up… — Danny John-Jules Copy Share Image
I don't see myself as a 'black actor,' I'm just Shemar Moore the actor. — Shemar Moore Copy Share Image
Im so bored of answering that. Are there differences between black actors opportunities and white actors opportunities? Yes, there are. Its been… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
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