Black Quote by Dante Basco

I grew up watching shows like 'Martin' and 'Fresh Prince' and 'Moesha,' and I was inspired by all these shows. When I was growing…

— Jermaine Fowler

'The Martin Show,' the 'Jamie Foxx show,' 'Living Single,' 'The Wayans Brothers,' 'Hanging with Mr. Cooper...' Some of these shows were good, some were…

— John Ridley

Black films and television are growing and getting the recognition... and the opportunities.

— Demetrius Shipp, Jr

I think the whole stigma of 'black movies' is slowly being lost. When you look at movies like '12 Years A Slave,' to 'The…

— Kevin Hart

As a black actress you've got to work doubly hard. But it doesn't ever get me to the point where I give up on…

— Naturi Naughton

I don't like the term 'black film,' and I am proud to be black.

— Rick Famuyiwa

I had talked to my agent a lot over the years about not being interested in stereotypical "black films" [because] I didn't like the…

— Zoe Kravitz

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

— Stephan James

I have been in films before where people have been in a rush to label them as a Black film or even as a…

— David Oyelowo

I think once 'Empire' hit, there was a lot of bad black TV that followed, because we work in the business of hit-seekers and…

— Lena Waithe

Perhaps, despite my objections, the success of films like: 'The Help,' 'Django,' 'The Butler,' or '12 Years a Slave,' will further persuade Hollywood to…

— Joe Morton

I went to see 'Men In Black 2.' It was just a commodity, just money being shifted.

— Raquel Cassidy