Marlon Wayans Quotes

One of the things about being a minority actor is that you don't have that opportunity as some of your counterparts to keep that flow, to constantly be going from one thing to the other, so when you see really great performances out there by some black folks, you know it's coming from somewhere deep, because they just don't work as much.

Are there differences between black actors' opportunities and white actors' opportunities? Yes, there are. It's been said.

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.

I always think it's really hard if you are Asian or Chinese to be really in Hollywood. There are not so many really great characters for you.

I read the script, and I knew it was a good part. It was written for a white actor. That's what I'm up against - I have to try to make roles happen for me that aren't written black.

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

To get even realer with you for a second, as a black actor, as a performer of color, I don't know how many more roles like Aaron Burr are gonna come along for me.

There are so many talented actresses in Korea right now, but they're not seen because there aren't roles in which they can show their talents.

Asian Americans haven't had as many opportunities as other people to build their careers in Hollywood, just because there hasn't been that much of an interest, especially in Asian American males.

I get it - there are very few black female actresses who have been given chances.

As a black actor, you always have the feeling that there's not as much work out there as for a white counterpart, but is America after all; you have to play ball if you're going to play ball.

The pilots I did test for, I was the only black actor testing against white actors for parts that were written white.

We're always trailing, as far as the amount of roles that are written for us and the films that are being made that have black characters in them. I don't know if that's going to change.

In 1968, the situation at Harvard was not one of which we can be proud. In that year, the proportion of minority persons in salary and wage positions was approximately 3 per cent. Virtually no minority workers were employed on Harvard construction projects.

And I think, on the other end, there were actors who were not as good as I was, perhaps who could have hung in too, but began to blame everything on race.

A lot of times black actors get stuck in a box. They're up against a lot of limitations for the kind of films that they get approached about. It's easy to get stuck in a box and just be approached about nothing but urban films.

The truth is black celebrities are not as sought after in the press as white celebrities, and that is comforting.

I'm a little concerned I'm always going to be playing a black guy, you know what I'm saying?

When you allow racial disparity and institutional inequity to affect one part of the country, eventually it's coming back to get everyone.

Visible minorities lead in education but trail in income.

Modern technical civilization does not seem to be as well handled by the black man as by the white man in the United States

If you're a sexy actress, it's hard to get serious roles. You get offered the same thing they've seen you in. People are like sheep, and they're like, 'Oh, that's what she does well.'

From my experience, I would say no: actors of East Asian descent don't get the opportunities white actors do. I know that's inherently a problem in a country that produces a lot of period drama, but I have to fight so hard to get parts that don't have something to do with China.

There are as many quality African-American actors and actresses as Caucasians, but it seems that they get a lot more opportunities.

Except for teachers, who are 'controlled' as far as his militancy is concerned, good jobs are rare for Negroes.