Amazing Quote by Rachel Shenton

I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it's great.

— Russell Simmons

I think the Oscar So White campaign really sparked ... Because you didn't want to be the Oscars, so everybody in Hollywood was like,…

— Tyrese Gibson

Getting the Oscar had the biggest impression on me.

— Herbie Hancock

I feel very honored and special really. You can't imagine, to arrive at the Oscars when you arrive so low, and you can't go…

— Berenice Bejo

I was such a New Yorker, I hardly knew what the Oscars were.

— Lee Grant

Don't boycott the Oscars. Staying away from something that needs to change is no way to change it. Instead, let's help them lead the…

— Roger Ross Williams

I liked the fact that there were so many different representations of black women and black men in the movie. It wasn't like we…

— Sanaa Lathan

The Oscar prestige was fine, but I worked more before I was nominated,

— Juanita Moore

Lack of diversity in Hollywood has been well documented thanks to #OscarSoWhite, but lack of diversity in the documentary world is less talked about.

— Roger Ross Williams

The Oscar nomination is great. It's a great pat on the back. And I like that.

— Jeff Bridges

What surprised me about the Oscars was how familiar it was - because you're in the room with all these people that have inspired…

— Octavia Spencer

The first time I went to the Oscars was surreal. It wasn't really me walking the red carpet. It was like watching a movie…

— Mark Hamill