Dhani Jones Quotes

First black Bond - that's my aim! That's the one!

The next Bond ought to be a woman or, at least, a black actor.

I feel there should be blacks in every Party.

Poitier opened the doors to so many artists, not just black artists. There is a line that goes from black to Latin to Asian with regards to roles.

I always wanted to be like Mark Messier and I loved Wayne Gretzky, the same as other kids. But it was also really special for me to see the Black players that were in the NHL.

I grew up figure skating, and in figure skating there is only a handful of black people at the time figure skating with me.

It would be extraordinary if the BBC were to make me the first black 'Doctor Who;' it would be extraordinary.

'Chels-emojis' are in the works. I use emojis heavily in life, and I think a lot of people do. There are a number that are frustratingly absent - you know how there's kind of a generic white man and a generic white woman? I just want to put a generic black man and a generic black woman.

There needs to be more film directors of colour. They bandy about the word 'diversity' a lot, but when I say 'of colour,' I mean Asian, black - I mean people of all colour. We need to have those voices given the opportunity, not told that their films will not be distributed or will not sell well abroad.

I am for Obama, all the way. I don't support Obama just because he is a black man; I support him because he is an educated black man. He is making black people proud.

Barack Obama's official nomination as the Democratic Party's standard-bearer was a very poignant moment for millions of Americans. As the first non-white major party nominee, Obama is carrying a big load on his shoulders. He's holding the hopes and dreams of a lot of folks who thought the presidency was only reserved for white men.

I used to say in interviews that I don't necessarily want to be the first black woman or first model to do certain things; I just want to see it done.

I think the whole stigma of 'black movies' is slowly being lost. When you look at movies like '12 Years A Slave,' to 'The Butler,' to 'The Best Man,' to 'Ride Along,' to even 'Think Like a Man' from last year - these movies are just good movies.

My Uncle, of course, would have been pleased to see someone with brown skin holding the office of president.

Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty.

Naturally we need black men to give this movie serious credibility.

I don't see myself as a 'black actor,' I'm just Shemar Moore the actor.

I haven't done a great deal of it but this was a chance to do more and bring it to that part of the business and even more so, but the fact that it was a black superhero was really the catalyst to me.

America is the civilization of people engaged in transforming themselves. In the past, the stars of the performance were the pioneer and the immigrant. Today, it is youth and the Black.

I don't understand why James Bond has to be a man all the time. When Pierce Brosnan retires, why not one of us?

You can't have too many books featuring people of color, just like you can't have too many books featuring white people.

I've never excluded myself because of color. It's never been part of the radar, when I look at anything I do. The majority of the roles that I've played have had very little to do with being black. It doesn't matter what color you are.

When I first heard that Barack Obama was going to be the first black president, I wanted to do the smallest, biggest tribute in history.

It's not enough even to have one black Barbie... because black women are not a monolith.

I think it's a little much to expect the organisation to solve the problem of racial parity. We do see a fast-increasing influx of Asians, black folks. I actually see black folks out here, unlike some of our liberal critics.