Actors Quote by Brian Michael Smith

One of the great things about TV is the story to tell can be very internal and really character-based.

— Mitchell Hurwitz

Not too long after 'OITB' debuted, I was at NewFest and I saw 'Black Is Blue,' a short film by Cheryl Dunye about a…

— Brian Michael Smith

I think accurately presenting a trans character means not presenting them as perfect - I think there's been a pressure to do this with…

— Nicole Maines

If someone writes a stereotyped trans character, it's really harmful on a macro level in solidifying public perception of trans people because we're such…

— Patti Harrison

Playing black, I put great stake in the Ruy Lopez: I liked it, feel it, and understand it; in matches with Hjartarson and Timman…

— Anatoly Karpov

Who is your opponent tonight, tonight I am playing against the Black pieces

— Akiba Rubinstein

I've always loved the idea of playing Black Adam.

— Dwayne Johnson

I really did not think a thing about playing five black players to start the game; they were our best players and deserved to…

— Don Haskins

I never thought I was playing black music. I was just playing music, the stuff I liked. I sang blues at parties and things…

— Mose Allison

What I want to do is play roles as a black man, instead of playing black man's roles. You know?

— Jim Brown

I'm a little concerned I'm always going to be playing a black guy, you know what I'm saying?

— Dule Hill

Anything, really - I'm as comfortable playing an Indian as playing a black woman or a South American.

— Sarita Choudhury