Long Quote by Wentworth Miller

I can't compete for roles that require me to be Caucasian or African American, even if those characters really connect with me and intrigue…

— Mena Massoud

I know some black actresses who have to wait every 19 films for a role. I can be cast in practically every one as…

— D. B. Sweeney

I think my roles have been wonderfully varied. Not one has been racially stereotypical, and I have purposely chosen them like that.

— Naomie Harris

Any time you have people of different races in a movie that's about America, there's going to be a racial component.

— John Lee Hancock

I get these roles because I can act and thats it. Hopefully thats it. The less I talk about being black, the better.

— Idris Elba

I would love to get a role that changes the landscape of being an African American woman in television and film.

— Candice Patton

I'd go for roles that would say 'for all ethnicities,' but what they're pretty much saying is, 'We want a Caucasian guy or a…

— Bronson Pelletier

When you have filmmakers like Justin Simien, writers, producers, actresses like Lena Waithe, who are people of color, they're creating their own content and…

— Teyonah Parris

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

— Jim Brown

In Hollywood, there's not a ton of roles for Asian people. So a lot of it is waiting and waiting and waiting.

— Hong Chau

I am half Puerto Rican, a quarter German and a quarter black. That was always a big issue for me - being mixed race…

— Naya Rivera

As an actor, there's always the question, especially for someone like me: Will I ever get more opportunities? You don't want to address the…

— Greta Lee