Quotes About 12 Years A Slave

#1. I didn't know anything about '12 Years a Slave.' Not the book, not Solomon Northup, which I was quite shocked by, once I'd read it, that it wasn't a seminal text. I think it deserves to be.

Chiwetel Ejiofor

#2. '12 Years a Slave' was very powerful, very moving, and deserved all of the acclaim it did get.

Glynn Turman

#3. Being a part of '12 Years a Slave' has been one of the most profound experiences of my life.

Lupita Nyong'o

#4. White Americans believe we've made more progress since the end of slavery in 1865 than do black Americans for whom '12 Years a Slave' documents a collective memory, passed down in the genes and by the lore of generations.

Steve Erickson

#5. All throughout filming '12 Years a Slave,' there was a focus like no other. Everyone took ownership of this film and gave their all.

Lupita Nyong'o

#6. 12 Years a Slave

Solomon Northup

#7. On one level, of course, the notion of judging films or books or music against each other is completely ridiculous. Who's to say '12 Years A Slave' is a better film than 'The Wolf of Wall Street'? Or that one album in a certain genre is better than another in a completely different genre?

John Niven

#8. It's funny: over time, if you're fortunate, you build a nice career, and you have these interesting moments, and I would not, looking back, trade any of them - 'Red Tails,' '12 Years a Slave' and 'Undercover Brother.'

John Ridley

#9. I think the whole stigma of 'black movies' is slowly being lost. When you look at movies like '12 Years A Slave,' to 'The Butler,' to 'The Best Man,' to 'Ride Along,' to even 'Think Like a Man' from last year - these movies are just good movies.

Kevin Hart

#10. I am thrilled beyond words that The Academy has recognized my performance in Steve McQueen's '12 Years a Slave,' and I am deeply proud to be in the company of my fellow nominees.

Lupita Nyong'o

#11. Whenever Hollywood makes films about us, it's 12 Years a Slave or The Butler or The Help. That is not the sum total of who we are as a people.

Mo Abudu

#12. At the Oscars, if you didn't vote for '12 Years a Slave,' you were a racist. You have to be very careful about what you say. I do have particular views and opinions that most of this town doesn't share, but it's not like I'm a fascist or a racist. There's nothing like that in my history.

Gary Oldman

#13. You look at the part in '12 Years A Slave,' you finish that script - I mean, it's a powerful story. You go, 'Man, I have to play a bad character in this.' And then you go, 'Well, do I want to play a bad character and contribute to a good story?'

Paul Dano

#14. We were suddenly faced with the necessity of training a lot of young men in the art of navigation.

Clyde Tombaugh

#15. Which are you first, a Jew or an American? A Jew.

David Ben-Gurion

#16. As parents, you may confidently rear your children according to Gods Word. While bringing up your children, you are to remember that your children are not your 'possessions' but instead are the Lords gift to you. You are to exercise faithful stewardship in their lives.

John C. Broger

#17. He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.

Publilius Syrus

#18. The French like burgers, Madonna and Miami Vice.

Nicolas Sarkozy

#19. Either Christ is a liar or war is never necessary, and very properly assuming that Christ told the truth, it follows that the State is without [in the words of Father Macksey] 'judicial authority to determine when war is necessary,' because it is never necessary.

Ben Salmon

#20. I will never forget what happened here tonight.people I went to school with will never forget.

Kevin Costner

#21. I am not sure if women are attracted to genius. Can you imagine the wise wizard winning the woman over the gallant swordsman? It seems rather otherworldly in more ways than one.

Criss Jami

#22. I'm only human, and therefore, there's a part of me that's waiting for people to say, 'Enough of you!'

Jim Parsons

#23. I think I always have been someone who likes to push at the edges of things, looking for something different.

Gary Burton

#24. The 8 Snippets feed hungry hearts with love, learning and laughter.

T.R. Johnson

#25. I never set out to do a sketch show.

Demetri Martin

#26. If It's Not Your Story To Tell,Don't Tell It ...

Iyanla Vanzant

#27. Is the proposed operation likely to succeed? What might the consequences of failure? Is it in the realm of practicability in terms of material and supplies?

Chester W. Nimitz

#28. I want all the interested parties to come together and develop a solution that provides additional water and helps the lower Arkansas River communities thrive again.

Ken Salazar