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Top Black Actresses Quotes

Black Actresses Quotes By Rosie Perez

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? — Rosie Perez

Black Actresses Quotes By Cuba Gooding Jr.

I am admiring of my fellow peers, black filmmakers and black actors and actresses. — Cuba Gooding Jr.

Black Actresses Quotes By Selita Ebanks

There is only room for a certain amount of black actresses in this industry. I don't want to fall into the zone of playing the 'ghetto bootalicious baby mama drama.' I want to play something with depth, like a crackhead or something. — Selita Ebanks

Black Actresses Quotes By Heather Hemmens

Someone once told me to "be a black belt at whatever you do." In other words, don't just be good or okay - be the best you can be. Not only do I apply that to my work as an actress, but I also went out and got my black belt. — Heather Hemmens

Black Actresses Quotes By Kimberly Elise

I always look at things half full and definitely see a change in how things are going as far as black actresses and their opportunities. — Kimberly Elise

Black Actresses Quotes By Viola Davis

We're in crisis mode as black actresses. It's not only in the sheer number of roles that are offered and that are out there, but the quality of the roles. The quality - and therein lies the problem. We're in deprivation mode because me, Alfre and Phylicia, we're in the same category. Whereas if you take a Caucasian actress, you have the one who are the teens, in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s - they're all different. There are roles for each of them. But you only have two or three categories for black actresses. — Viola Davis

Black Actresses Quotes By Gabrielle Union

After Halle Berry does her films and Queen Latifah does her films, it's left to all the black, Latino and Asian actresses to fight over a couple of roles. I opted for some TV. There's just not a ton of work in film. — Gabrielle Union

Black Actresses Quotes By Danny Glover

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. — Danny Glover

Black Actresses Quotes By Gabourey Sidibe

One of my favorite - well, my favorite, favorite, absolute favorite event to go to is Alfre Woodard has a party that I call the blacktress party. It's, like, black actresses that either have been nominated for an Oscar or should have been, and it sort of is just a night where we all get in a room and we get to celebrate each other. — Gabourey Sidibe