Approach Quote by Michael Medved

Theatre has always been ahead in terms of colourblind casting.

— Sophie Okonedo

Theatre has always been better disposed to colourblind casting than telly or film. Given that most television is contemporary, and it reaches 56 million…

— Sanjeev Bhaskar

I'm not going to change the world overnight. It's one person at a time, and hopefully they're people in positions of power who can…

— Gabrielle Union

I'm interested in colour-blind hiring of directors, producers, and writers. Go to the source. Then we won't need to have conversations about colour-blind casting.

— O. T. Fagbenle

I started a production company out of necessity, the need for great narratives for actors of color.

— Viola Davis

I don't think people realize what it's like for people of color to audition for film and TV.

— Phoebe Robinson

When you're doing a film and the majority of the film is cast black, for me, it's most important to get people to view…

— Kevin Hart

The industry looks for white actors and actresses, but it's not the same for black actors. We have to really put the work in.

— Chadwick Boseman

We need more filmmakers of color telling the story. I'd like to see more filmmakers take their products out independently, put together a good…

— Will Packer

In fact, I think new media is going to make a big difference with injecting more people of color into Hollywood and non-Hollywood.

— Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

It is not easy to get parts in mainstream films for most people of color. Hollywood and British writers are not writing parts for…

— Naveen Andrews

Everyone has a different colour as an actor. And the composite of all those colours hopefully creates something that's fun to watch.

— Jon Tenney