Actress Quote by Kimberly Elise

Sometimes you have to change the mold. If people keep following the same Hollywood mold, you're going to get the same thing. And as…

— Kym Whitley

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

So now I feel I'm lucky in the respect that I can sort of pick a little more carefully, which is tricky because as…

— Rachel True

People are getting tired of the same material; they want to see black girls as leads in movies. And I happen to be lucky…

— Amandla Stenberg

As a black actress you've got to work doubly hard. But it doesn't ever get me to the point where I give up on…

— Naturi Naughton

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

I get it - there are very few black female actresses who have been given chances.

— Nicole Byer

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

I never saw a consistent through-line of employment for black actresses. I was like, 'How are they supporting themselves?'

— Khandi Alexander

We're in crisis mode as black actresses. It's not only in the sheer number of roles that are offered and that are out there,…

— Viola Davis

The impact of the black audience is expressing itself. They look to films to be more expressive of their needs, their lives. Hollywood has…

— Sidney Poitier

It's hard to find black roles that are just whimsical and fun and colorful. And I think, in many ways, that can be just…

— Amandla Stenberg