Bill Duke Brilliant Quotes

Bill Duke Brilliant Quotese

I enjoyed 'Predator' a lot, and also 'Get Rich and Die Tryin'.' I really enjoyed that role and playing the O.G.

— Bill Duke

The Democrats throw money at the problems, and the Republicans tend to ignore them. The Natural Law Party goes beyond those approaches. It's about true change.

— Bill Duke

The fact of the matter is that when you're in pain emotionally about your life, the color of your skin does not matter.

— Bill Duke

It's assumed that light-skinned women have no problems or issues, but they are judged before you know who they are.

— Bill Duke

Dark skin is considered less than light skin in the in the minds of many in our community and in the media.

— Bill Duke

Colorism is unfortunately still an issue today.

— Bill Duke

Do I see people working harder than me? I can't imagine that but if I do it inspires me to work harder.

— Bill Duke

My father worked three jobs, my mother worked two, seven days a week sometimes. And they wouldn't take welfare or social assistance, they were too proud.

— Bill Duke

I've been very selfish and the women in my life have hated that because of my work ethic. I try not to bring my work home but the next day I want to go prepared. So okay let's have a few moments of camaraderie whatever... okay great! I go work on the script.

— Bill Duke

Appropriation is a fact of life; no point in complaining about it. But if that's the way the game's being played, let's do it on both sides. I don't want some white guy making 'A Rage in Harlem III' if I can't do 'The Godfather V' or 'E.T. III.'

— Bill Duke

My agent makes 10% of what you make. When your agent tells you to take a vacation, you know you're exhausted.

— Bill Duke

Meryl Streep doesn't care how she looks. She just surrenders to the truth of the character. Not everybody has the ability to do that. They look good and they can pretend to be that person, it's not the same as being that person. And there are not many actors who will surrender to that.

— Bill Duke

It's great working with great writers and directors because you're getting paid for something you love and want to do.

— Bill Duke

It's very important that we give a voice to the voiceless in terms of media; because media is a global phenom and it portrays you dependent upon what controls you have and the writers are doing great work.

— Bill Duke

I love great writing.

— Bill Duke

I come up in a segregated 1943 atmosphere of segregation.

— Bill Duke

On the way from church one day when my sister and I were 7 or 8, I was beaten by some white bikers.

— Bill Duke

I saw the things that my sister went through - she's dark skinned - with boys not considering her attractive in her youth and the pain that it caused her.

— Bill Duke

I had studied at the NYU School of the Arts under Lloyd Richards, who also worked with the Negro Ensemble Company.

— Bill Duke

Part of the training you get in theater is that you're never going to give up.

— Bill Duke

I'm hoping to see some minorities in executive offices in positions of power, people who see the merit of projects with minority themes. That may or may not happen.

— Bill Duke

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