Acting Quote by Michaela Coel

There still aren't enough[ roles for women of color]. And I'd say that's the case, not only for African-American women, but for all women…

— Jada Pinkett Smith

I think most actors go into the business thinking, 'I can play everything. Why can't I play a black woman? Just give me a…

— Eric McCormack

When you're a Black actress, the box that we often get put in is so small. And me being a dark-skinned Black actress, the…

— KiKi Layne

Being an actor myself I realize that all actors believe they are qualified to play any role. If you showed me a script with…

— Richard Masur

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

We're in crisis mode as black actresses. It's not only in the sheer number of roles that are offered and that are out there,…

— Viola Davis

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

There is a class system in acting just like in anything else. Black females fall in a category below black male actors.

— Debra Wilson

The roles that I feel I get, or handed to me, or whatever, are not that interesting. I don't think it's a problem that's…

— Aunjanue Ellis

It is frustrating to be a Black woman in the entertainment industry.

— Dionne Warwick

One of the things about being a minority actor is that you don't have that opportunity as some of your counterparts to keep that…

— Georg Stanford Brown

You can't be perceived as 'the black actress who doesn't get the same kind of roles as the white actress.' You gotta run the…

— Viola Davis