Absolutely Quote by Sandrine Holt

I have been extremely proactive in putting myself up for characters that may have been meant to specifically be Caucasian. You bring an interesting…

— Archie Panjabi

Casting ethnic characters is a very hard thing to do, but it's important. It's also interesting.

— Darren Aronofsky

I don't have an answer for why Hollywood still casts non-ethnic people for ethnic roles. It's something that has to change. Sometimes they'll write…

— Adam Beach

Casting directors will often say that they are open to any ethnicity, but they're not.

— Lana Condor

It's hard in America as a writer of color, an actor of color, not to get caught up in race and culture. But you're…

— John Cho

I always say it's hard to cast an African-American film sometimes because those kinds of actors just aren't out there.

— Rick Famuyiwa

I can't compete for roles that require me to be Caucasian or African American, even if those characters really connect with me and intrigue…

— Mena Massoud

Not only is there more content, but the producers are also focusing on characters rather than their ethnicities. I mean, when you go in…

— Karan Soni

I think that a lot of actors of color have said that it's a wonderful thing to play a role that doesn't have a…

— Hong Chau

It's really taking a while but I do think it's becoming more acceptable to cast Asians in roles that weren't originally slated for someone…

— Lucy Liu

Any time you have people of different races in a movie that's about America, there's going to be a racial component.

— John Lee Hancock

I get the feeling that audiences have become mature and they understand that not every character is in black or white. There can be…

— Tahir Raj Bhasin