Actor Quote by Stephan James

It's very rare that Black actors get an opportunity to do period pieces and to have a breadth of characters to choose from in…

— Malik Yoba

I almost never do anything for Black History Month, because I feel it's just another way to separate us.

— Alice Walker

I do consider myself part of black history.

— Mary J. Blige

I know I'm a black actor, but really, I'm an actor who happens to be black.

— Stephan James

I probably also wanted to be black at that particular time [ 9 years old] as well.

— David Bowie

What I want to do is play roles as a black man, instead of playing black man's roles. You know?

— Jim Brown

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

I've pretty much learned I can let that [being black] hinder me if I want to ... or I can fight for different kinds…

— Halle Berry

There's a lot of black history - my history - that I don't know about.

— Alison Hammond

Without mentioning any names, there was a film that was being done, and I ran into the producer on the plane. It was a…

— Joe Morton

I am a product of every other black woman before me who has done or said anything worthwhile. Recognizing that I am part of…

— Oprah Winfrey

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