Boss Quote by Janelle James

What I want to do is play roles as a black man, instead of playing black man's roles. You know?

— Jim Brown

I always feel that the best roles are written for white guys.

— Marlon Wayans

It's great to go to work and your boss is a black man, one of your peers, you know?

— Lamman Rucker

There are expectations in how you play your character as a black woman, to be sassy and the same kind of feel, as if…

— Nicole Beharie

I'm black and white, so either, sometimes, you're not considered by the breakdown of the script: you're not 'black enough' for this role. Or…

— Vanessa Morgan

In the case of a Black woman like myself, the most classic trope of all is that we are angry or we are aggressive.…

— Annamie Paul

Every time you enter into a job it's a whole new universe. There's a new language with a new power structure. If you are…

— Susan Sarandon

There is a class system in acting just like in anything else. Black females fall in a category below black male actors.

— Debra Wilson

As a black, you find you have to be two or three times better than a white even to play. And when it comes…

— Frank Robinson

It is frustrating to be a Black woman in the entertainment industry.

— Dionne Warwick

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

It's black women as perpetual sidekick. We need to hear from more women's voices. And it would be nice to see some books geared…

— Cheryl Lynn