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I had a wonderful father, and I couldn't bear that television virtually ignored black fathers.

~Esther Rolle

Topics: Bear Black Father Fathers Had Ignored Television Virtually Wonderful

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When I went for my medical school interview, I had an old paperback of 'Henderson the Rain King' in the pocket of my coat. I was wearing the best clothes I had - a pair of cords and a sport coat - but when I got to the office, all the other interviewees were lined up in their black suits.

~Ethan Canin

Topics: Best Black Clothes Coat Cords Got Had Interview King Lined Medical Medical School Office Old Other Pair Pocket Rain School Sport Suits Up Wearing Were

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It's important to tell the story you're telling in the right way, which might involve black people or people of whatever heritage or ethnicity - or it might not.

~Ethan Coen

Topics: Black Ethnicity Heritage Important Involve Might People Right Right Way Story Tell Telling Way Whatever Which You

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My mom's a painter, and she used to wear black all the time, and so do I. So I would say a black T-shirt with a pocket is my go-to.

~Ethan Peck

Topics: Black Mom Painter Pocket Say She Time Used Wear Would T-Shirt

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It was natural to see the struggle for dignity for black people in America as a sister struggle of the Jewish struggle. So growing up, it was always a part of my breakfast cereal to think of myself as someone who was part of a larger struggle.

~Eugene Jarecki

Topics: Always America Black Breakfast Cereal Dignity Growing Growing Up Jewish Larger Myself Natural Part People See Sister Someone Struggle Think Up Who

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In video you are starting with nothing but a black screen. There's no game there. With pinball you at least start with that basic concept, but not with video. The challenge of going from no game to something today is only different because you have to create something so damn fun people will pay $1.00 every two minutes to play it.

~Eugene Jarvis

Topics: Basic Because Black Challenge Concept Create Damn Different Every Fun Game Going Least Minutes Nothing Only Pay People Pinball Play Screen Something Start Starting Today Two Video Will You

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The whole world feels that it knows Francis, not so much because he follows Francis of Assisi but because he is always himself. We have seen him pay his own hotel bill and heard that Francis called Buenos Aires for a pair of ordinary black shoes, like John XXIII, who preferred stout peasant shoes to the traditional papal footwear.

~Eugene Kennedy

Topics: Always Because Bill Black Feels Follows Francis He Heard Him Himself His Hotel John Knows Like Much Ordinary Own Pair Pay Peasant Preferred Seen Shoes Traditional Who Whole World

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I wanted to make a black story about South Africa. Unfortunately, no producer in the United States would put one penny into a black story.

~Euzhan Palcy

Topics: About Africa Black Make Penny Producer Put South South Africa States Story Unfortunately United United States Wanted Would

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I believe that the American audience is not so dumb that they wouldn't be interested in a black story.

~Euzhan Palcy

Topics: American American Audience Audience Believe Black Dumb Interested Story I Believe I Believe That

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When I started out, there were three things that made film people look at me with condescension, I was young, I was black, and I was female. I have won a certain respect, but I think the film community still sees directing as a male job.

~Euzhan Palcy

Topics: Black Certain Community Directing Female Film Job Look Made Male Me Out People Respect Sees Started Still Things Think Three Were Won Young I Think

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