Actor Quote by Sterling K. Brown

Housing in New York seemed to fit Norman Lear. In addition, his shows confronted all kinds of social issues - racial separation and prejudice…

— Solly Granatstein

I remember one thing that marred this time for me; the movie "Gone with the Wind." When it played in Mason [MI], I was…

— Malcolm X

I imagine it was much different in the 1970s. That was the Renaissance for black actors, albeit in blaxploitation movies. There was a much…

— Don Cheadle

As an actor, I want to be in works that reflect black presence in the U.K. throughout the nation's history.

— Paterson Joseph

I only became an actor to get your attention, to challenge the archetype of an African American male; I can't be anything else in…

— Isaiah Washington

I never enjoyed my work more than when I worked with William Powell. He was a brilliant actor, a delightful companion, a great friend…

— Myrna Loy

It's hard to find black roles that are just whimsical and fun and colorful. And I think, in many ways, that can be just…

— Amandla Stenberg

The stuff that I got in trouble for, the casting for The Godfather or the flag scene in Patton, was the stuff that was…

— Francis Ford Coppola

There were not a lot of roles for a black man like myself that were different. Then 'Top Boy' came. I read the script…

— Ashley Walters

As far as getting my start, it was really Norman Lear, even aside from being on 'All in the Family.' He helped me get…

— Rob Reiner

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

— Stephan James

In a very real way Norman [Lear] godfathered me into my career. He was the best mentor anybody could have ever had.

— Richard Masur