Color Quote by Raheem DeVaughn

I want to push the boundaries on the roles that have historically been given to actresses who look like me. There is so much…

— KiKi Layne

I'm just a regular size, and I'd love to see more women like that cast in lead roles.

— Emily Atack

I want to be able to follow the example of those extraordinary British actresses who move effortlessly from film to TV to theatre roles.

— Cate Blanchett

It's important for me to not just do the same type of roles and movies that I've seen actresses that look like me do.

— KiKi Layne

As an actress who wants to sustain her career, I would like to work and experiment with different types of looks and performances.

— Amrita Rao

Because I don't look like most lead actresses look, I was told that I shouldn't even come to America. That I shouldn't even try!…

— Danielle Macdonald

American actresses have more problems than I do; I'm lucky to be able to play what I want for a smaller audience, because I…

— Carice van Houten

I am not an actress who only wants to do lead roles.

— Nithya Menen

I know some black actresses who have to wait every 19 films for a role. I can be cast in practically every one as…

— D. B. Sweeney

There's a difference between actresses of color and actresses not of color. If you look at how big my movies are.

— Regina King

I think that actresses can be in all different shapes and sizes, but it is a profession, and as an actor, your body is…

— Rebel Wilson

Today we find many actors, they are Latin, they are Hispanic, they are living in the Unites States, they are American, but very rarely…

— Sonia Braga