Black people Quote by Lenny Henry

The only black people you found were occasional characters or characters who were so feeble-witted that they couldn't manage anything, anyway. I wrote myself…

— Octavia Butler

My mother is black, from Grenada, so my blackness was always there, but It wasn't until I started hanging with the upperclassmen black actors…

— Amanda Seales

Growing up, I was always super into fantasy and 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'Game of Thrones' and all of that, but I…

— Amandla Stenberg

I grew up watching shows like 'Martin' and 'Fresh Prince' and 'Moesha,' and I was inspired by all these shows. When I was growing…

— Jermaine Fowler

There was nothing around me that would have given me heroes who happened to be Black. And I don't think anybody can understand how…

— Paterson Joseph

I was the only Black person on the set. It was unusual for me to be in a circumstance in which every move I…

— Sidney Poitier

I was the first black man on television.

— Scatman Crothers

As long as I can remember, I saw myself as black. I was socially conditioned to discard that. It was an all-white town. I…

— Rachel Dolezal

Growing up, I didn't receive the representation that I wanted so badly. I was always looking out for black characters - black women -…

— Amandla Stenberg

I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New York, for instance, when the civil rights movement was…

— James Earl Jones

Growing up I thought I might be the only black person in the world.

— Ncuti Gatwa

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

— Tracey Ullman