Character Quote by Mark Fisher

Borat shows American stereotypes of Eastern Europe but it's an accurate depiction of what a certain type of American is. They think they can…

— Eli Roth

One of the ways [racism] pops up is when they turn a comic into a live-action movie and there's this temptation to make Asian…

— Gene Luen Yang

I see these other actors come up with this tough-guy personas and now when they're on talk shows they're all... But that's not really…

— Michael Rapaport

I think there is no racism in this film industry. They are only in need of talent, though it takes time; but, if you…

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui

A lot of people that make films say, 'We need this kind of character. Who's done it before? Get them to do it again.'…

— John C. Reilly

I was lucky enough to occasionally break out of that racist situation that prevails in the Hollywood film production community. But it was racist…

— J. J. Johnson

I think that if there can be considered racism it's to do with the lack of opportunities for writers and producers and the people…

— Denzel Washington

And people are always saying he deceptively quick, deceptively athletic, and I don't know if that's just because I'm Asian or what it is,…

— Jeremy Lin

We judge people based on their clothes, social class, and, dare I say, ethnicity. Our comedians make light of these stereotypes regularly, and we…

— Lecrae

When you look at "American Crime" and you have the character Terri LaCroix is a pharmaceutical executive - why does that character always have…

— Regina King

It's not racism per se but the tyranny of normalcy - no: the tyranny of attractive normalcy. Which leads to loveable white models who…

— Sandra Tsing Loh

I don't have an answer for why Hollywood still casts non-ethnic people for ethnic roles. It's something that has to change. Sometimes they'll write…

— Adam Beach