Being successful Quote by Idris Elba

Black folks aren't asked to make films about all white people. But what would have happened if we did? What would white culture look…

— RaMell Ross

The perceived wisdom is that people do not go in large numbers to black-and-white movies anymore - which is a great shame, but I'd…

— Sam Mendes

I have a theory. An audience doesn't need to get wrapped up in blackness every time they see a Negro actor. And a movie…

— Jim Brown

There's an inherent idea that if a Black executive producer and a Black director are going to do a movie based on a Black…

— Anonymous

It's so important to create roles and characters and projects that feature black people in a way that's not specifically targeted towards the niche…

— Amandla Stenberg

I would hate to say as a non-African-American person that it would be wrong for a black person to direct white people in a…

— Mick Jagger

If you're going to make black movies only about black people, that's as bad as white movies only about white people.

— Rita Moreno

I think that if we really want to break it down, that non-black filmmakers have had many, many years and many, many opportunities to…

— Ava DuVernay

I think black people have to be in control of their own image because film is a powerful medium. We can't just sit back…

— Spike Lee

Why would you create a movie for black people if you don't understand the history and perspective of the people you are doing it…

— Tim Reid

It will be difficult if people can't get past their prejudices; I don't mean Black and White; I mean people automatically assume because a…

— Romany Malco

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