Back Quote by Lily Gladstone

My features are completely ethnic.

— Naomi Campbell

I've shied away from playing Asian characters. if you look back, I'm playing characters that have no relevance to my ethnicity.

— Jessica Henwick

I think ethnic and regional labels are insulting to writers and really put restrictions on them. People don't think your work is quite as…

— James Welch

I don't understand labels. I don't need anybody to tell me I'm Latina or black or anything else. I've played characters that were written…

— Zoe Saldana

I have been extremely proactive in putting myself up for characters that may have been meant to specifically be Caucasian. You bring an interesting…

— Archie Panjabi

I've always made a point to play roles that aren't specified by their ethnicity.

— Jessica Henwick

Casting ethnic characters is a very hard thing to do, but it's important. It's also interesting.

— Darren Aronofsky

I don't want to put on any gimmicky layers just to give the character more definition. I just want to play good characters. It…

— Hong Chau

Casting directors will often say that they are open to any ethnicity, but they're not.

— Lana Condor

One of the things I'm concerned about is that I really want to make sure the races of all the characters are kept. I…

— Neil Gaiman

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

I don't want to perpetuate a stereotype. I don't want to take Asian representation backwards two steps. I don't want to be part of…

— Jessica Henwick