Black Quote by Brian Michael Smith Download Open image “Playing a Black trans character on a TV show is a story that needs to be told.” — Brian Michael Smith ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Black Character Needs Show Story
The thing that excites me in terms of storytelling is being able to include trans characters in stories that are not necessarily about the… — Emma D'Arcy Copy Share Image
There are black trans writers, there are Latina trans writers who are all capable of telling their own story. They don't need me to… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
There is an appetite for things that are different and a story with Black characters that's going to appeal to a lot of people. — Cord Jefferson Copy Share Image
It's like one of the best things that can ever happen to you as an actor: to have your story reach people, even if… — Jay Ellis Copy Share Image
There's an expectation of producers and writers and directors perhaps, that trans people only want to play trans. — Rebecca Root Copy Share Image
I was maybe one of two black kids in the drama department. It was, 'Well, you can't play this role because that guy has… — Joe Morton Copy Share Image
When we have trans actors play trans characters, people can look onscreen and say, 'OK, this is what trans is.' — Nicole Maines Copy Share Image
There haven't been enough profound things written about what being black means and what a black character is. Nobody knows. — James Earl Jones Copy Share Image
In fact, some reviewers have said that as they got into the story they forgot that the protagonist is a black woman. They were… — Christopher Darden Copy Share Image
Black storytelling can be about anything, absolutely anything, and within that it can be as enriching, as complex, beautiful, ugly as anything else. We… — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
A black character is much more than just a black character; he's a character, period. So show the world as it is. Even with… — Raoul Peck Copy Share Image
I read the script, and I knew it was a good part. It was written for a white actor. That's what I'm up against… — Gregory Hines Copy Share Image
I've been acting since I was a child doing church plays and stuff like that. — Brian Michael Smith Copy Share Image
I bought a lot of home fitness equipment for my trailer as I was working on '9-1-1: Lone Star.' — Brian Michael Smith Copy Share Image
People assume that trans people will only be accepted as trans characters, or that there aren't enough trans writers, or that there aren't any… — Brian Michael Smith Copy Share Image
If people want to see more representation of trans people you just have to look around, because with the explosion of digital creation, lots… — Brian Michael Smith Copy Share Image
When I got to high school and college, I was more involved in athletics then I was in acting. At that time, I was… — Brian Michael Smith Copy Share Image
Orange Is the New Black' was a game changer for me; Laverne Cox's Sophia Burset was the first trans series regular character I'd seen.… — Brian Michael Smith Copy Share Image
I deeply appreciate the CSA and its initiatives to build equity in the industry by giving a platform to marginalized artists and listening to… — Brian Michael Smith Copy Share Image
There's this belief sometimes from people who haven't lived the trans experience that's just like, 'You should tell everyone. You owe it to them.'… — Brian Michael Smith Copy Share Image
People who are trans don't owe you their entire history right out the gate, just like you wouldn't walk up to someone and tell… — Brian Michael Smith Copy Share Image
That's something I really like about 'Lone Star,' is that they allow my character to just be who he is, while also at other… — Brian Michael Smith Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
As I reflect on my own journey, I knew it was important for me to be visible so other people wouldn't have to struggle… — Brian Michael Smith Copy Share Image
I wanted to write about voodoo tradition that I feel has been very important to survival of black people here: people of the African… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
When you go to a club it's not about being black or white or heavy or thick. I'm shaking my ass because I want… — Miley Cyrus Copy Share Image
The vision of the left, full of envy and resentment, takes its worst toll on those at the bottom - whether black or white… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
When you're scared - and I mean really scared, not just hearing a noise in the night, or standing toe to toe with someone… — Alexander Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
The term "black metal" has become a lot looser, or can include a larger range of sounds and extra-musical aesthetics, not just Satan and… — Colin Marston Copy Share Image
We have to build our own power. We have to win every single political office we can, where we have a majority of black… — Fannie Lou Hamer Copy Share Image
There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party...and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat. Republicans are a bit… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
Black music has always known, and not been afraid to acknowledge just how high the stakes of Black thought are. To summarize the final… — Frank B. Wilderson III Copy Share Image
Hollywood is so fixated on keeping it that way because it's generating the buzz, but that representation isn't right. I definitely feel like it's… — John Boyega Copy Share Image
