62 Quotes by Bill Duke

I don't have all the answers. I'm just supposed to present what I think is an issue and have dialogue start.

I love great writing.

It really upsets me that the media insists on turning 'Do the Right Thing' or 'Boyz N the Hood' into 'black films.' They are American films. They may open the window on the black experience, but they had things to say to everybody. That's why they were so successful.

Without understanding your history, you can't get a perspective about the present.

My parents never let the color of our skin be an excuse for why we did not succeed.

Some people you can forgive and forget. Some people you cannot forgive or forget. There are other people you can forgive and not forget. So there's people you can forgive and forget. Forgive and not forget. It depends on what they've done.

My parents taught me that it is my responsibility to make sacrifices for those after me.

The thing about Robin Givens as an actress is that she doesn't back away from anything.