Actor Quote by Simu Liu

I got into [acting] so late because of sports. And then when I was in grad school, I sort of got lulled into basically…

— Mahershala Ali

Until recently, Hollywood offered only a handful of roles to actors of color. The majority of my opportunities have fallen into two categories: Scary…

— Baron Vaughn

As an ambiguously non-white actor, I've been able to play light-skinned African American guys, Latinos, and I don't think that I've ever had to…

— Daniel Sunjata

I've played roles that aren't expected of an Asian.

— John Cho

I take every role seriously. Personally, I never look at any role as Michael White. I've done that my entire life. I've never excluded…

— Michael Jai White

I didn't really look like a character actor, yet those were the roles I loved to play. If you were a character actor who…

— James Spader

People were confused by me, and at first I was auditioning a lot for the crazy characters or the victim, someone who'd been attacked.…

— Jessica Chastain

In my journey, I got amazing characters to play which were as interesting as a lead role. In 'Commando,' my role was so good.…

— Jaideep Ahlawat

I did not think I had what it took to be an actor, because most of the actors that I encountered were people who…

— Michael Jai White

Fortunately and unfortunately, people don't see me as a character actor. They see me as a leading man or nothing, which makes it really…

— Josh Holloway

There aren't as many roles, and I think there's a lack of openness in casting an Asian character in a leading role or unless…

— Kimiko Glenn

I always considered myself as a character actor. I always try to be versatile to show different sides of human experience.

— Robert Duvall