Character Quote by Viola Davis

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

As a black actress you've got to work doubly hard. But it doesn't ever get me to the point where I give up on…

— Naturi Naughton

Being an actor myself I realize that all actors believe they are qualified to play any role. If you showed me a script with…

— Richard Masur

I want to be someone who is a great representation of a black woman in Hollywood, a black woman in the entertainment industry.

— Kat Graham

I think most actors go into the business thinking, 'I can play everything. Why can't I play a black woman? Just give me a…

— Eric McCormack

You can't be perceived as 'the black actress who doesn't get the same kind of roles as the white actress.' You gotta run the…

— Viola Davis

As an actress, you get to basically be your character.

— Rachele Brooke Smith

So now I feel I'm lucky in the respect that I can sort of pick a little more carefully, which is tricky because as…

— Rachel True

The acting world is tough. It's competitive - and even more so for women - but actually, for black female actresses, the issue isn't…

— Michaela Coel

I believe it's important to have equal opportunities as a black actor. My way of fighting for it is through my art, by not…

— Malachi Kirby

As an actress, I have put myself out there as an independent black woman, a single mom, a go-getter, a hustler who isn't afraid…

— LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

As an actor, you just like to be able to play as much range. I just want to be invisible. I want to be…

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje