Gangster Quote by Charles Barkley

When you're black in Hollywood, you know, your first role is going to be on a crime drama. That's - everybody knows that.

— Terry Crews

I do not feel inhibited or bound by what I am. That does not mean that I have never had bad scenes relating to…

— Lucille Clifton

If you see black people being portrayed in this one way well then, when you see a black person in real life, you're going…

— KiKi Layne

There are many movies which come with an attitude of black and white. I am good and you are bad. And there are many…

— Ashraf Barhom

Honestly, I had a very realistic, probably pessimistic outlook at the beginning of my career post-graduation of drama school. In general, I would see…

— Betty Gabriel

I don't wanna be like somebody that just depicts black characters where drugs and guns are just a majority of what they have to…

— Y'lan Noel

I've pretty much learned I can let that [being black] hinder me if I want to ... or I can fight for different kinds…

— Halle Berry

I don't walk around all the time thinking of myself as African American, but oftentimes in Hollywood, you are reminded of that in ways…

— Salim Akil

I'm not going to be one of those people who says, 'I'm a showrunner; I'm not a black showrunner.' I'm black when I go…

— Cheo Hodari Coker

Being a black rapper is like being a Southern, socialite woman: You're always worried about appearances.

— Killer Mike

It's barely OK for me to be dressed up as a black guy. But part of me kind of enjoys provoking people.

— Chris Lilley

I have lots of hopes for black actors in general, whether they be on TV or on stage or in movies, and that is…

— Joe Morton