No individual should rely on any other human being or system to define their worth as a human being. You have to begin to find that within yourself. Bill Duke Read Quote
Well, in the ’80s and ’70s, with the exception of Sidney Poitier and Brock Peters, maybe Ivan Dixon, if you were as big and black as I am, you were a bad guy. Simple. Because in real life, I scare people. Bill Duke Read Quote
I didn’t come up in a culture or society that looked on me as a movie star. I was the bad guy. I was fortunate enough to be cast in some roles that weren’t bad, were positive. Bill Duke Read Quote
I enjoyed ‘Predator’ a lot, and also ‘Get Rich and Die Tryin’.’ I really enjoyed that role and playing the O.G. Bill Duke Read Quote
Television is an excellent training ground for a director. If you work consistently in television, as I did, you have to come in on time and on budget. What you are allowed in feature films are, fortunately, more time and a larger budget. Bill Duke Read Quote
What I really plan to do is take the best scripts I get and consider them seriously. I can actually work as an actor and prepare a film as a director. Bill Duke Read Quote
I don’t want to exclusively direct white films, or black films. I want to have a choice. Bill Duke Read Quote
I was the first black director on ‘Dallas.’ I drove my car into the studio lot and the guard asked me who I was delivering to. Bill Duke Read Quote
Television is a producers’ medium. There is a formula with a certain number of closeups for each show. Bill Duke Read Quote
