Black Quote by Michael Jai White

I take every role seriously. Personally, I never look at any role as Michael White. I've done that my entire life.

— Michael Jai White

I've never excluded myself because of color. It's never been part of the radar, when I look at anything I do. The majority of…

— Michael Jai White

It's hard to find black roles that are just whimsical and fun and colorful. And I think, in many ways, that can be just…

— Amandla Stenberg

I believe it's important to have equal opportunities as a black actor. My way of fighting for it is through my art, by not…

— Malachi Kirby

I get these roles because I can act and thats it. Hopefully thats it. The less I talk about being black, the better.

— Idris Elba

I'm kind of in a middle space, being marketed as a biracial actor. Roles are written either stereotypically black, or they're written 'normal,' which…

— Jesse Williams

One thing that I've been very vocal about roles I take, and my representation has been very smart about, is that I didn't go…

— Anthony Mackie

I think my roles have been wonderfully varied. Not one has been racially stereotypical, and I have purposely chosen them like that.

— Naomie Harris

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

What I find astounding is that we've had a president who is black in office for the past eight years, who gets most of…

— Stacey Dash

As an ambiguously non-white actor, I've been able to play light-skinned African American guys, Latinos, and I don't think that I've ever had to…

— Daniel Sunjata

I see myself as no color. I can play the role of a man. I can paint my face white if I want to…

— Grace Jones