It's difficult because usually when they cast things, the main characters are Caucasian in absolutely almost every situation.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Casting ethnic characters is a very hard thing to do, but it's important. It's also interesting.
In some cases, the casting directors have casted blindly and have not looked into my ethnic background.
Lot of the scripts I've been in with other non-white actors haven't been great. Lot of non-white actors ain't all that great.
There are not that many parts for actors who are not white - even less substantive ones.
As an ambiguously non-white actor, I've been able to play light-skinned African American guys, Latinos, and I don't think that I've ever had to play some kind of ethnic stereotype or something that was typed specifically for a person of color.
In a lot of films, they're showing more complete, developed characters of diverse ethnic backgrounds. The larger concern is to be able to tastefully explore the stereotypes, and still move past them to see the core of people.
Actors are a race.
The number of Latino roles is very limited, and it's unfortunate there isn't more color-blind casting.
Making a movie with people of all different ethnicity, all different skin color and different backgrounds, meant that the movie can literally play all around the world. It's not just a blanket whitewash film like most Hollywood films tend to be.
I've been very lucky to have played a variety of characters, and they weren't defined by their race.