16 Quotes by Ruben Santiago-Hudson
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My knowledge and thirst for knowledge has no expiration date... It goes until I'm dead. I will be learning and studying from youth, as well as people older than me... Having degrees as a person of color in this country is the one thing that can't nobody take away from me.
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I am always going to be in the hood in my heart, but what I did was added on the masters of arts, fine arts and the doctorate... if you want me to pull that out, I can get very distinguished... but I'm not going there... I don't have to put on airs; the knowledge comes out - just listen.
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Some of the young kids look for one hit to be a star; that what they're known for the rest of their life... I never wanted to be known as one thing; that is the reason I do classical theater, write, direct and the blessings God has given me... I want to share.
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You know, I'm a father. I'm a brother. I'm a son. And I'm a grandfather. So many times I have to be the intermediary, the person to referee and help solve disputes and to protect and to guide.
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Whether I'm acting, writing, or directing, I want to tell the truth about human beings, especially my folk.
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With Shakespeare, the hard work is to find out why he said it and how it can relate to the audience.
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Even here in America, people are fighting for civil rights 45 years after the civil rights movement.
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I've never considered being a cop. I could be a teacher, I could be a minister, a social worker or a professor. As long I don't have to see blood and see people die every day, if I could inspire or help in their lives, that's something I'd want to do.
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Television is a different challenge; it is not a stage. But each opportunity that I have to learn I learn, and I take the opportunity to work.
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