Bored Quote by Justin Long

I like characters that are complex. I don't like people who are simple to play and are either black or white.

— Neeraj Kabi

If whites bored me, it was because they bored themselves. They seemed to get little fun out of life and were desperately lonely.

— Ethel Waters

As an actor of color, I was overlooked at every possible opportunity. I was given roles that were almost not roles. It was, like,…

— Simu Liu

I enjoy playing characters who are struggling, particularly with themselves.

— Michael Imperioli

A lot of the characters I play have problems, they are marginalised, they have serious psychological problems, problems with relationships, with childhood. These are…

— Robert Carlyle

It's nice to play a character who's written as a mixed race character and is not a drug addict.

— Howard Charles

I started writing because I got so frustrated that there weren't enough plays that had roles for young black women in them.

— Katori Hall

I don't tend to think of the characters i play as losers. I like the struggles that people have, people who are feeling like…

— Steve Buscemi

I can't compete for roles that require me to be Caucasian or African American, even if those characters really connect with me and intrigue…

— Mena Massoud

Playing normal-looking characters really intimidatesme. I got into acting to play anyone but me.

— Billy Bob Thornton

I love that I get to play a black character who's not a stereotype, who is not afraid to be vulnerable, who comes from…

— Ncuti Gatwa

I've always gotten a positive reaction to doing African-American characters.

— Tracey Ullman