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When I watch a show, and it's only six white dudes that are the leads, and I'm just supposed to be interested and relate…

— Jaz Sinclair

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

All the networks have always been willing to have ethnic people as the third or fourth lead or the best friend to the white…

— Constance Wu

In television and the movie business, the people who are promoted and the people who are mentored always look like the white guys.

— Ryan Murphy

I remember when I started modelling and being the only non-white girl in the fashion show. I was grateful to be there, but at…

— Joan Smalls

I feel like there are probably more films about white male friendships than almost any other types of movies.

— Max Joseph

For so many years, women and people who aren't white have had to be undeniable to get into line-ups.

— Rose Matafeo

If you're the handsome white guy, you tend to get cast as guys who are meant to be convincing in their jobs. What I've…

— Jon Hamm

People in Hollywood defer to what they know, which is a white lead, particularly in romantic comedies.

— Lana Condor

After 'Derry Girls' second series, I had the rare luck of being cast in another show that explored the complexity and depth of female…

— Nicola Coughlan

Audiences need to keep demanding shows with strong female leads.

— Alisha Boe

I was maybe one of two black kids in the drama department. It was, 'Well, you can't play this role because that guy has…

— Joe Morton