Blue Quote by Brian Michael Smith

I did a dance sequence in my second short film, which was my best short film, called 'Hairway to the Stars,' and I think…

— David O. Russell

Being black is the new awesome.

— Anonymous

Playing a Black trans character on a TV show is a story that needs to be told.

— Brian Michael Smith

The Carrie Mae Weems photograph 'Blue Black Boy,' I thought, was fantastic.

— Glenn Ligon

I was the first black man on television.

— Scatman Crothers

It's great to be black in Hollywood. When a black actor does something, it seems new and different just by virtue of the fact…

— Will Smith

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

I think that [Eddie Murphy's famous "White Like Me"] is probably the first time I thought, "Oh. Being black is different. That is a…

— Neal Brennan

Barbara and I wanted to do a television special, and she put it together with T Bone Burnett, and they came up with the…

— Roy Orbison

I don't like the term 'black film,' and I am proud to be black.

— Rick Famuyiwa

What I think is a really special movie is 'Black and White' with Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer, which Mike Binder directed. I got…

— Gillian Jacobs

I knew 'Transparent' and saw a few episodes of 'Orange is the New Black,' so I knew about the trans actor in that cast.…

— Sebastian Lelio