Black Quote by Anonymous

Expectations that black directors have to make black films about black subject matter are, to me, kind of absurd.

— Roger Ross Williams

It's a dumb question, because I don't look at things as a black director, just as a director, so ask me as a director…

— Antoine Fuqua

I think that if we really want to break it down, that non-black filmmakers have had many, many years and many, many opportunities to…

— Ava DuVernay

A lot of black actors will sit there and go, 'Every role is about being a gangster' - then they get an opportunity to…

— Ashley Walters

It's so important to create roles and characters and projects that feature black people in a way that's not specifically targeted towards the niche…

— Amandla Stenberg

To me, not every black filmmaker who is making black films is trying to make black cinema.

— Arthur Jafa

Many theaters are tackling the multifaceted work of black writers - established and emerging. Now the next step is for them to bring in…

— Katori Hall

If you're going to make black movies only about black people, that's as bad as white movies only about white people.

— Rita Moreno

Without mentioning any names, there was a film that was being done, and I ran into the producer on the plane. It was a…

— Joe Morton

It's hard to find black roles that are just whimsical and fun and colorful. And I think, in many ways, that can be just…

— Amandla Stenberg

There have been so few decent films involving Negroes that right away everybody expects every film to do everything. But when you make a…

— Jim Brown

There are certain directors who just don't cast diversely in prominent roles. Ever. Often it's just because they don't have a diverse social circle,…

— O. T. Fagbenle