Black Quote by Ncuti Gatwa

For whatever reason, gay characters, or characters that deal with sexuality issues, who are black, in 'black films'... are typically not dealt with with…

— Justin Simien

I think it's very important that, you know, gay actors get to play gay characters.

— Dustin Lance Black

Shows like 'Empire'... one of the most profound powerful things is that there's a gay male character who is loved. That character is going…

— Justin Simien

It's very important to see a black gay teen represented.

— Ncuti Gatwa

I've never played a gay character on screen, so that would be interesting. I've never played a gay character, and that would fascinate me…

— Eddie Marsan

Cinema is actually very backward. When we see gay characters or people of color, they're always there for that reason. I'm personally kind of…

— Justin Lin

I think it's really important to depict complex, flawed LGBT characters, because we are all connected by our humanity.

— Kit Williamson

Most important, in portraying gay people... it's just like portraying anybody else.

— Luke Macfarlane

Now, it's weird not to have gay characters on a show.

— Megan Mullally

For a long time we have just seen caricatures of gay characters. I honestly would not have done such roles unless I was sure…

— Arjun Mathur

A lot of times, gay characters are represented in unrealistic or stereotypical ways.

— Shannon Purser

As an actor, it was important to me to play gay characters because, growing up, it was something I never really saw done on…

— Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman