Change Quote by Roger Ross Williams

My impression is that the Academy is really sincere about moving toward a more inclusive and representative Hollywood.

— Yance Ford

Making African American films are hard in Hollywood. We need to rely on a support network and bring more cohesion to different filmmakers, actors,…

— Paula Patton

We haven't done enough work to encourage minorities to strive to make movies. Hollywood is a place full of white male directors - there…

— Jordan Peele

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

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

The impact of the black audience is expressing itself. They look to films to be more expressive of their needs, their lives. Hollywood has…

— Sidney Poitier

To pretend like Hollywood is anything other than that is disingenuous. #OscarsSoWhite is trendy, but for women filmmakers and filmmakers of color, it's not…

— Ava DuVernay

America has taken small baby steps of progress towards having more inclusion and diversity in Hollywood. It's optimistic.

— Fala Chen

The Oscars are like a political campaign. You have to have the right candidates, and the people in Hollywood know what they are.

— Nick Hornby

As we look at Hollywood and the controversy around the Oscars, it goes back to the voting block and the lack of people who…

— Troy Carter

We're all complaining about diversity in Hollywood, but we've got to address the colorism within the black community of Hollywood first.

— Janet Hubert

It goes back to all of us wanting to be in Hollywood. We're all dying to win an Oscar.

— Jerry Della Femina