Character Quote by Candice Patton

For me, Iris West was traditionally white in the comic books. So, you know, comic book fans are very opinionated, very vocal. So it…

— Candice Patton

I think it's a wonderful thing to have African-American characters. Look at life. It's not a white world or a black world; there are…

— Darius McCrary

Iris is the Lois Lane of 'The Flash.' It's a really special role. Knowing they were willing to offer it to an African American…

— Candice Patton

I just love the Carmella character. It's so over the top. It's so extra. She's not afraid to be herself and say what's on…

— Carmella

I've always gotten a positive reaction to doing African-American characters.

— Tracey Ullman

I hope we can see African American characters as the diva, as the villain, and also as the praying mother. We are all of…

— Angela Robinson

I love it when you like a character, and then she does something you don't like, and you hate her for a while -…

— Adelaide Kane

I love playing her Southern-ness. That's a really important aspect of the character, and to me, she's sort of an amalgam of a lot…

— Connie Britton

I feel like a lot of the portrayals of, in particular, younger minority ethnic characters on television, a lot of their dialogue, a lot…

— Corey Reynolds

I think that American audiences are more used to following one character.

— Kristen Bell

I think the most appealing characters for the audience are the ones that you never know whether to root for them or whether to…

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

There are black men who are madly in love with white women. God bless them, if that's what works for them. I just hope…

— Nia Long