- Nov 07, 2020
Black Quotes
Black holes, bias, and belonging, all in one word.
This collection ranges from cosmic curiosity about black holes and possibility to a pointed observation about racial conditioning and who gets blamed for problems. For quotes on subtler, quieter qualities, see Mystery quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Proud
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- Nov 07, 2020
I happen to be black and a woman and unapologetically proud to be both, but that is not the totality of my identity.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Let me be abundantly clear: I am black, and I am a woman, and I embrace both of those facts.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am black and a woman and unapologetically proud to be both. But I've never asked anyone to vote for me because I'm black and a woman.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a bit of a humour black sheep. I would make these jokes full of irony and dark cynicism and that just didn't work when I was seven, people did not laugh.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're told that independent film lovers... folks that are used to watching art house films, won't come out and see a film with black people in it - I've been told that in rooms, big rooms, studio rooms, and I know that's not true.
- Different Ideas
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not signing on to direct 'Black Panther.' I think I'll just say we had different ideas about what the story would be. Marvel has a certain way of doing things, and I think they're fantastic, and a lot of people love what they do. I loved that they reached out to me.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never had a desire to be a filmmaker. As a child and a teenager and in college, I was not aware of black women making films.
- Gaining
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's really no precedent for someone like me gaining clout in the space that I'm in - a black woman directing films in Hollywood.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not enough even to have one black Barbie... because black women are not a monolith.
- Array
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the reasons why I created the podcast called the 'The Call-In' that we do through Array - because as a black artist, every time I sit down with mainstream media, I'm asked about issues of race, identity and culture. No one asked what they ask my white male counterparts, which is: 'Where do you like to put the camera?'
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that black people making art, women making art, and certainly black women making art is a disruptive endeavor - and it's one that I enjoy extremely.
- Dart
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nothing good bursts forth all at once. The lightning may dart out of a black cloud; but the day sends his bright heralds before him, to prepare the world for his coming.
- Handed
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- Nov 07, 2020
The roles that I feel I get, or handed to me, or whatever, are not that interesting. I don't think it's a problem that's specific to black women. I think it's a problem that's specific to movie-making in America.
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- Nov 07, 2020