Casting Quote by Andrew Rannells

Casting directors will often say that they are open to any ethnicity, but they're not.

— Lana Condor

In some cases, the casting directors have casted blindly and have not looked into my ethnic background

— Mario Lopez

I was always asked to play roles where I was the contrasting or multicultural character. Sometimes that worked for me - often it didn't.

— Katy Jurado

There's racist casting, and there is normal casting. Normal casting, to me, is a process that strives for representation and, in many cases, strives…

— Shonda Rhimes

Different cultures have different audiences.

— Angel Olsen

Diverse audiences can be just as misled as homogenous audiences.

— Howard Zinn

As soon as you start looking into roles which are specifically Asian, Black, or Latina, you start looking at stereotypes. That's the issue minority…

— Jessica Henwick

Showing variety in representation in casting is super important, it gives minorities a platform and I think it definitely creates a safe space for…

— Violet Chachki

People obsess about casting and representation, but really, all the real work is behind the camera. Casting an Asian American into a bad role…

— Ali Wong

There's a desire now to have multi-ethnic casts in many, many things, even in costume drama, which I'm very, very pleased about.

— Paterson Joseph

America seems much more diverse and has more exciting casting - they really take risks.

— Georgina Campbell

I've done a lot of theater work that has been quite diverse. I feel very fortunate to have had many different people think of…

— Michael Stuhlbarg