Default Quote by Brian K. Vaughan

Whiteness is not the default in my fiction.

— Roxane Gay

We assume whiteness is the default because whiteness, historically, has been the default. This is one of the many reasons diverse representation matters so…

— Roxane Gay

Not being white has never prevented me from enjoying Luke Skywalker or Han Solo. These are heroes of mine.

— Mike Colter

I get the feeling that audiences have become mature and they understand that not every character is in black or white. There can be…

— Tahir Raj Bhasin

It's only later that you realise 'All of those heroes of mine were white.' Not because I didn't know any better, but because I…

— Paterson Joseph

I think the first time 'white' was used was in the 1600s. Generally, we were described by where we came from... All of a…

— Dennis Haysbert

If you cast an all-white movie and it doesn't do well, no one will say it's because you had an all-white cast.

— Justin Lin

People in Hollywood defer to what they know, which is a white lead, particularly in romantic comedies.

— Lana Condor

When I go to the movies, I'm expected to identify with all of the characters, and most of them are white. But when you…

— Kerry James Marshall

“In the beginning, some people try to appear that everything about them is "in black and white," until later their true colors come out.”

— Anthony Liccione

The whites have always had the say in America. White people made Jesus white, angels white, the Last Supper white. If I threaten you,…

— Muhammad Ali

A character is never entirely white or black, there's never entirely right or wrong. You have to realize sometimes you face something, and then…

— Berenice Bejo