Back Quote by Piper Laurie

When I was twelve, the biggest name in Rock and Roll was Elvis Presley. I bought an EP, "King Creole". I hid it in…

— Klaus Nomi

My father was a dark-skinned brother, but my mother was a very fair-skinned lady. From what I understand, she was Creole; we think her…

— Ice T

Eventually we got to a point where 'Riverdale' came along, and it was a character that was originally written white, and I saw this…

— Ross Butler

I remember, growing up, it wasn't sexy to be African. We got called names.

— Yvonne Orji

I suppose I am Scottish - Armstrong. They were thugs, basically, reivers - and I bet they were ravers, too. They lived in what…

— Alexander Armstrong

I grew up in a mixed-race family in Bristol. My cousin was this white guy who was interested in Parliament, Marc Bolan, Bowie. His…

— Tricky

We did a black 'Julius Caesar' in which the predominant accent was Caribbean. This offends many people, you know. I also had a Chinese…

— Roger Rees

I used to date Olivia Munn.. when she was Lisa. That was the problem. She wasn't Asian back then.

— Brett Ratner

I knew I didn't have the right name for a singer. Having a name that nobody could pronounce was hardly an asset.

— Scott McKenzie

I was named Stanley because the week before I was born, my mother and father saw a movie - 'Stanley and Livingstone.'

— Stanley Hauerwas

I love doing a show that makes no mention of ethnicity.

— Al Madrigal

I have played Polynesian. I have played an Arabian girl. I played an East Indian girl. And what was so confusing about that, which…

— Rita Moreno