Tim Reid Quotes

#1. One problem when you get energy and want to go with it is that with so large a cast of talented people, you have to wait three or four shows for some 'meat.'

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#2. Just having hope ain't going to cut it. You've got to have hope, passion and skills.

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#3. A film should be an experience. You should feel something. It should motivate you to feel something.

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#4. Why would you create a movie for black people if you don't understand the history and perspective of the people you are doing it for? You need historical perspective to make sound decisions.

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#5. The name of the game is efficiency; we have to play that game with our toys and our brains.

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#6. Young kids are taking Viagra, ecstasy. They even want instant sex.

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#7. Black people don't even question things any more, they simply follow the lead.

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#8. Ninety percent of the time, you're going to hear no. It took me seven years to make 'Once Upon a Time ... When We Were Colored.' Nobody wanted to see the movie made. I got the movie made.

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#9. How did we suddenly become entranced with gangster culture? I saw it this morning on campus. When did the black community say we should all look like criminals?

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#10. Life is not without a little adventure,
Adventure is not without a little danger,
Success is not without a little failure

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#11. When the media defines something, you have to question: Is it the definition that you want applied to your culture? I'm trying to determine who's leaving the legacy, and if the legacy that is being left is a positive one.

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#12. The business is so upside down now. It's not just about the bling-bling.

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