Mr. Gossett was quoted in a recent article by the Associated Press, which has been picked up by a number of news venues.  The full text of the article can be read here or here.

Excerpt:

Hollywood is “sensitive” to issues of race and the industry is moving in the right direction, says Louis Gossett Jr., an Oscar-winning actor who is black. However, “the people who still call the shots … are of one race.”

Film projects on racial themes with black leading actors get less financing and distribution, he says. “In fact, my best Caucasian friend often says, ‘I’ll handle this so we can all be equal.’ Now, we should probably handle these things together.”