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title: "10 White Actors Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [Lot of the scripts I've been in with other non-white actors haven't been great. Lot of non-white actors ain't all that great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-snipes/lot-of-the-scripts-i-ve-been-in-with-other-non-white-actors-haven-t/)

[Wesley Snipes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-snipes/)

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> [I like to work and there's no movies for actors, period, especially black actors. When white actors are like, 'Man, there's no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-wayans/i-like-to-work-and-there-s-no-movies-for-actors-period-especially/)

[Marlon Wayans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-wayans/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39b/marlon-wayans-7828_actor_i-like-to-work-and-there-s-no-movies-for_107661.jpg)

> [I want to aspire to something like what Denzel Washington does, which is try to find scripts written for white actors -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wentworth-miller/i-want-to-aspire-to-something-like-what-denzel-washington-does-which/)

[Wentworth Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wentworth-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ea/wentworth-miller-6559_aspire_i-want-to-aspire-to-something-like-what_2932584.jpg)

> [White actors still get way more money in Hollywood. It's been that way for a very long time. I hope it'll change,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/white-actors-still-get-way-more-money-in-hollywood-it-s-been-that-way/)

[Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/)

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> [The pilots I did test for, I was the only black actor testing against white actors for parts that were written white.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-august-richards/the-pilots-i-did-test-for-i-was-the-only-black-actor-testing-against/)

[J. August Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-august-richards/)

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> [The industry looks for white actors and actresses, but it's not the same for black actors. We have to really put the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chadwick-boseman/the-industry-looks-for-white-actors-and-actresses-but-it-s-not-the/)

[Chadwick Boseman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chadwick-boseman/)

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> [Are there differences between black actors' opportunities and white actors' opportunities? Yes, there are. It's been said.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idris-elba/are-there-differences-between-black-actors-opportunities-and-white/)

[Idris Elba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idris-elba/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/733/idris-elba-3366_actors_are-there-differences-between-black-acto_3091950.png)

> [If you put on a lousy production with white actors, it's lousy. There is a problem, or can be, at this stage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-schultz/if-you-put-on-a-lousy-production-with-white-actors-it-s-lousy-there/)

[Howard Schultz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-schultz/)

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> [Hollywood is designed to check the box office on Monday morning and see: "How'd we do? How much?" It's another facet of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-glover/hollywood-is-designed-to-check-the-box-office-on-monday-morning-and/)

[Danny Glover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-glover/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a4/danny-glover-7902_accumulation_hollywood-is-designed-to-check-the-box-o_2844638.jpg)

> [From my experience, I would say no: actors of East Asian descent don't get the opportunities white actors do. I know that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gemma-chan/from-my-experience-i-would-say-no-actors-of-east-asian-descent-don-t/)

[Gemma Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gemma-chan/)

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