Believe Quote by Travis Knight

Once there are more African Americans and Asian Americans behind the scenes as producers, writers, and directors, I think more inclusive casting will happen.

— Nicole Ari Parker

In a lot of films, they're showing more complete, developed characters of diverse ethnic backgrounds. The larger concern is to be able to tastefully…

— Forest Whitaker

There's a desire now to have multi-ethnic casts in many, many things, even in costume drama, which I'm very, very pleased about.

— Paterson Joseph

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 get that people want more diversity in TV and film, and I stand by that. I stand in solidarity with better diversity in…

— Finn Jones

People obsess about casting and representation, but really, all the real work is behind the camera. Casting an Asian American into a bad role…

— Ali Wong

I think people in the U.K. should be concerned about the under-representation of BAME actors in TV and Film, because it is an incorrect…

— Georgina Campbell

Showing variety in representation in casting is super important, it gives minorities a platform and I think it definitely creates a safe space for…

— Violet Chachki

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

— Lana Condor

If you get into multicultural sort of casting for no other reason than to diversify, then it seems false.

— Andrew Rannells

There are certain directors who just don't cast diversely in prominent roles. Ever. Often it's just because they don't have a diverse social circle,…

— O. T. Fagbenle

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