Actors Quote by Matt Damon

Great actors - it's got nothing to do with colour.

— Ray Fearon

There are so many brilliant, trained actors of color in America. If you just think about it, every year in the spring Julliard and…

— Andre Holland

It may sound cliché, but it really was an honor to be nominated. As an actor, nothing is guaranteed.

— Hosea Chanchez

It's just unfair that talent of color aren't given the same opportunities as white and male actors, directors, producers, writers, et cetera.

— Darnell M. Hunt

We can never know... But maybe it's because no black actors merited being nominated.Why put people into categories?

— Charlotte Rampling

It's funny you can pretty much substitute the same actors in that top tier, whether it's a Chris Evans or a Chris Pratt or…

— Tamlyn Tomita

It wasn't until 'Hamilton' that I began to be considered an actor of color, and I really don't know what to make of it.

— Phillipa Soo

There are a lot of actresses of colour, and actors of colour in particular, who have fallen by the wayside because of the lack…

— Naomi Ackie

I think it's sad, and weird, and strange that [race in casting] is still a thing. It's 2013. Somebody else needs to get their…

— Shonda Rhimes

You don't expect a 94-year-old white guy to pick "Dope," which was an awesome movie not even close to being considered by the Academy.…

— Russell Simmons

Until recently, Hollywood offered only a handful of roles to actors of color. The majority of my opportunities have fallen into two categories: Scary…

— Baron Vaughn

Awards are meaningless for actors, unless they all play the same part.

— Humphrey Bogart