Actors and actresses Quote by Cuba Gooding Jr

I have never made a decision based on race and never will.

— Cuba Gooding, Jr

I never thought about being the first black actor to win, even though everybody else talked about that. If I stop to think as…

— Omar Sy

As a person of color, I know race can't be stripped from admiration or preference.

— Vivek Shraya

Whatever good I have accomplished as an actress I believe came in direct proportion to my efforts to portray black women who have made…

— Cicely Tyson

The turning point in my career came with the realization that Black should play to win instead of just steering for equality.

— Bobby Fischer

I believe it's important to have equal opportunities as a black actor. My way of fighting for it is through my art, by not…

— Malachi Kirby

I never really had to put much thought into my race, and neither did anybody else. I knew I was black. I knew there…

— Issa Rae

I was critical of race-based affirmative action early on in my career and I've changed my mind. And I've publicly acknowledged that I was…

— Alan Dershowitz

As an actor, there's always the question, especially for someone like me: Will I ever get more opportunities? You don't want to address the…

— Greta Lee

I think the Oscar So White campaign really sparked ... Because you didn't want to be the Oscars, so everybody in Hollywood was like,…

— Tyrese Gibson

You can't be perceived as 'the black actress who doesn't get the same kind of roles as the white actress.' You gotta run the…

— Viola Davis

You know, I dont play the race card a lot. Im half-black, half-white, and Im proud of - my skin is brown. The world…

— Shemar Moore