Black Quote by D. B. Sweeney

I always say it's hard to cast an African-American film sometimes because those kinds of actors just aren't out there.

— Rick Famuyiwa

When you're a Black actress, the box that we often get put in is so small. And me being a dark-skinned Black actress, the…

— KiKi Layne

There has got to be a way for me to have a role on TV or in film that is just as normal as…

— Adeel Akhtar

There are a lot of limitations and stigmas that are placed on young actors, specifically young black actors.

— Anthony Mackie

So now I feel I'm lucky in the respect that I can sort of pick a little more carefully, which is tricky because as…

— Rachel True

I think most actors go into the business thinking, 'I can play everything. Why can't I play a black woman? Just give me a…

— Eric McCormack

I get it - there are very few black female actresses who have been given chances.

— Nicole Byer

The industry looks for white actors and actresses, but it's not the same for black actors. We have to really put the work in.

— Chadwick Boseman

Being an actor myself I realize that all actors believe they are qualified to play any role. If you showed me a script with…

— Richard Masur

I would love to get a role that changes the landscape of being an African American woman in television and film.

— Candice Patton

I know I'm a black actor, but really, I'm an actor who happens to be black.

— Stephan James

There are as many quality African-American actors and actresses as Caucasians, but it seems that they get a lot more opportunities.

— Columbus Short