Cinema Quote by Nawazuddin Siddiqui

I can't say I have enough experience with Hollywood to feel that I've encountered racism there. I can tell you that I did about…

— Lin-Manuel Miranda

You know what? As a black person, you see so much racism. Films are no different than the government, politics - it's everywhere. It's…

— Elvis Mitchell

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

It will be difficult if people can't get past their prejudices; I don't mean Black and White; I mean people automatically assume because a…

— Romany Malco

Let's face it: there's still a certain amount of racism in human beings, so that shows up in Hollywood.

— James Gunn

How can you work in film and still see the overt racism that exists in film and not just be furious all the time?

— Joaquin Phoenix

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

Any time you have people of different races in a movie that's about America, there's going to be a racial component.

— John Lee Hancock

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

Racism and prejudice exist there [at the National Film Board] like anywhere else. My history at the Board has not been easy. It's been…

— Alanis Obomsawin

When I came into this industry, was there racism? Yes.

— Jay Sean

In a lot of films, they're showing more complete, developed characters of diverse ethnic backgrounds. The larger concern is to be able to tastefully…

— Forest Whitaker