Believe Quote by Joel McHale

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

— Stephan James

I'm kind of in a middle space, being marketed as a biracial actor. Roles are written either stereotypically black, or they're written 'normal,' which…

— Jesse Williams

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

I was lucky to get into drama school and become a professional actor. No-one ever mentioned the colour of my skin. It's only when…

— David Harewood

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

I don't see myself as a 'black actor,' I'm just Shemar Moore the actor. I'm very proud to be black, but I'm just as…

— Shemar Moore

I only became an actor to get your attention, to challenge the archetype of an African American male; I can't be anything else in…

— Isaiah Washington

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

If you can make a color show or movie seem like it's in black-and-white, then you've done a really good job.

— Billy Bob Thornton

If I or any other black can deliver at the box office, I'll get a lot of work. Too many young actors, regardless of…

— Mario Van Peebles

I've been asked far too often, 'Can you be blacker?' I've gotten done with auditions and heard, 'We're not going to go black with…

— Frankie Faison

With my coloring, I'm nothing in black and white. I've seen my films sometimes on black-and-white TV. Disaster.

— Sissy Spacek