14 Quotes by Euzhan Palcy

As a child, I always wanted to be the last one to take a bath because I knew I could close the door and spend hours just having my bath and singing.

Francois Truffaut was my godfather on 'Sugar Cane Alley.' He believed in me and in that story, and told everyone that it should be made.

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

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.

In the days when I wasn't being taken seriously, I wore long skirts - very conservative. But now, I dress any way I want to.

My grandmother always used to tell me, if I had a problem, I was only allowed to complain for one second. Then I had to take action.

'Sugar Cane Alley' had a lot of international success, big success everywhere.

When my mother and father fell in love, my mother's family would never accept it.

My experience I consider an accident in the Hollywood system. I don't believe it should be a reference for a black film maker, or an example for any young film maker, because it's purely luck.