“It didn't matter as much because I'm a singer, not an actress, but my face is more acceptable in a way now than when I first came on the scene, because I'm part black.” WayFirstsMatterFacesBlackSceneActressesSingersAcceptable Author:Carly Simon
“The majority of Latin actresses in Hollywood were always playing either spitfires or maids. Now here is a woman who comes in and does leads opposite white people and black people and other Spanish people, and she's comfortable in her skin? Gasp! How dare she?” PeopleDoeBlackWhiteComfortableHollywoodSkinsOppositesMajorityDareActressesLatinBlack PeopleMaids Author:Rosie Perez
“I used to stay up very late at night, much later than I probably should have for such a youngster, and I used to watch very old black-and-white movies with, you know, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, but I remember watching them thinking 'I could do that'... Even though I wasn't inclined at all to actually become an actress. I mean, that wasn't something that was... in the stars for me, no pun intended.” ThinkingKnowsShouldMeanRememberUsedNightStarsBlackWhiteWatchesLateShould HaveActressesBlack And WhiteYoungstersPun Author:Michelle Pfeiffer
“I'm fighting the label of 'Black' actress simply because it's very limiting in people's eyes, especially people who are making movies.” PeopleEyeFightingBlackActressesLabels Author:Whoopi Goldberg
“As a black actress, all I was offered in British film was the best friend role, whereas in television, I was offered a whole spectrum of parts.” WholeFilmBlackRolesTvsBritishActressesSpectrumBritish Film Author:Sophie Okonedo
“Whatever good I have accomplished as an actress I believe came in direct proportion to my efforts to portray black women who have made positive contributions to my heritage.” BelieveMadeI BelieveBlackEffortDirectActressesContributionProportionAccomplishedRole ModelsHeritageBlack Women Author:Cicely Tyson
“You absolutely feel, as a black actress, that you've got to ride the wave because there's just so few roles. I hate to play that card, but it's the truth. There's not a lot of roles.” FeelsPlayHateBlackRolesI HateWaveActressesCards Author:Viola Davis
“Hollywood is designed to check the box office on Monday morning and see: "How'd we do? How much?" It's another facet of this whole culture of accumulation and consumption. Black people are caught up in it, white people are caught up in it, white actors, black actors, female actresses - everybody's caught up in it.” PeopleWholeCultureActorsBlackWhiteMorningOfficeFemaleHollywoodCaughtBoxesActressesChecksBlack PeopleConsumptionCaught UpMondayAccumulationFacetsMonday MorningBox Office Author:Danny Glover