Allowed Quote by Ruby Dee Download Open image “The white actresses I have known have been allowed to do 10 times more than I shall ever do.” — Ruby Dee ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Allowed Known More Than Time White
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 Copy Share Image
In every video that I have done, I have tried to have lead actresses of different variations from size and color to nationality. — Raheem DeVaughn Copy Share Image
I have been involved in some films other actresses would not have done. — Catherine Deneuve Copy Share Image
You can't be perceived as 'the black actress who doesn't get the same kind of roles as the white actress.' You gotta run the… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I get it - there are very few black female actresses who have been given chances. — Nicole Byer Copy Share Image
The narrative needs to change. Asian-American actresses don't want to be the damsels in distress anymore. We don't want to be saved, especially by… — Jamie Chung Copy Share Image
It seems like there's never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood. — Dave Chappelle Copy Share Image
When you're a Black actress, the box that we often get put in is so small. And me being a dark-skinned Black actress, the… — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
There are not that many parts for actors who are not white - even less substantive ones. — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
There has got to be a way for me to have a role on TV or in film that is just as normal as… — Adeel Akhtar Copy Share Image
Just staying together is not a real virtue, if you're not happy. Or you're being denied. Or one person is being squashed. Or you… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
I'm proud of doing 'Long Day's Journey into Night,' for which I won an ACE award. — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
See, I don’t expect to win a prize for stoic control and dignity at mourning time. Death deserve tantrums. Beating back shocked indignation, kicks… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
You hear people say, 'We take our Tennessee Williams very seriously. There is no laughter here.' It's full of humor! Not to laugh is… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
A trustworthy marriage has weathered temptation and anger and jealousy, resentment, self-righteousness and a little bit of selfishness. When you get over and get… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
We don't realize how much racism has tainted our self-image as human beings. — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
Gangsters lived in the neighborhood. They weren't apart from it. Their relationships with people were both benevolent and scary. — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
The Divine Impulse - it's always safe to follow it. We've got to trust it and go wherever it takes us. Especially women. — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
There are certain things you must not say in spite of the fact that supposedly democracy means free speech. No. You are not allowed… — Chris Eubank Sr Copy Share Image
There aren't traditions of freedom in a place like Iraq. They're going to have to come to grips with a concept that they hadn't… — Malcolm Wallop Copy Share Image
One of the mistakes I made was thinking chickens and penguins could sing, just like all the other animals in the 'Muppets.' But it… — Bret McKenzie Copy Share Image
I was allowed to believe things that weren't true and I would ask questions about them and talk about them. — Marjorie Taylor Greene Copy Share Image
I always wanted to make big action movies as a kid, and that was my dream. In a way, 'Swingers' was the thing I… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
For years, I had a top secret clearance and never left Russia. Just once did I go to Bulgaria with my wife for a… — Mikhail Kalashnikov Copy Share Image
I've grown up playing for some incredible coaches, and I don't think anybody's ever been as fortunate as I have in terms of the… — Larry Brown Copy Share Image
I respect Chris Brown. I'd like to call myself a friend - I don't know if I'm allowed to do that. — Drake Copy Share Image
I was never bothered about my position in the industry. If I had believed in it, I wouldn't have allowed anyone to get ahead… — Dharmendra Copy Share Image
My family, they're story tellers. My mom is Irish, and my dad is Italian. In my family, we weren't allowed to watch TV while… — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image