How will it end?... a vision of a universal religion, which will embrace all creeds; a universal government which will embrace all humanity; a universal knowledge which will make all mankind kin.

Black literature is taught as sociology, as tolerance, not as a serious, rigorous art form.

...you must never partly love or stop half way - because then, you become superficial and cannot be deeply hurt or loved...

KIM: It means something, and when I do it, I don’t want to wake up in the morning, wishing I’d not done it.

It gives me such hope that each one of us can contribute to make this world a better place.

Mediocrity makes the most of its native possessions.

Purely cinematic film ... actually the purest expression of a cinematic idea.

If we get too far ahead of ourselves we will fall over.

It is so much worse to be a mediocre artist than to be a mediocre post-office clerk.

I've worked on shows where the lead actor doesn't know their lines, doesn't care, and it affects everybody - the crew, the director, the other actors. It's definitely a responsibility.

Well, I already know what happened to my face", I say. "I was there. Sort of