Black Actor Quote by Idris Elba

Are there differences between black actors' opportunities and white actors' opportunities? Yes, there are. It's been said.

— Idris Elba

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

— Columbus Short

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

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

There has to be more opportunities for Asian or black actors.

— Adeel Akhtar

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

Black or white good parts are hard to come by. A good actor with a good opportunity has a shot; without the opportunity it…

— Denzel Washington

I'd rather a young black actor read about success as opposed to how tough it was. I get these roles because I can act…

— Idris Elba

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

As a black actor, you always have the feeling that there's not as much work out there as for a white counterpart, but is…

— Dorian Missick

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

Until recently, Hollywood offered only a handful of roles to actors of color. The majority of my opportunities have fallen into two categories: Scary…

— Baron Vaughn