It’s great working with great writers and directors because you’re getting paid for something you love and want to do. Bill Duke Read Quote
AIDS is a very, very, very vicious disease, particularly in the black community. Bill Duke Read Quote
It really upsets me that the media insists on turning ‘Do the Right Thing’ or ‘Boyz N the Hood’ into ‘black films.’ They are American films. They may open the window on the black experience, but they had things to say to everybody. That’s why they were so successful. Bill Duke Read Quote
I saw the things that my sister went through – she’s dark skinned – with boys not considering her attractive in her youth and the pain that it caused her. Bill Duke Read Quote
The fact of the matter is that when you’re in pain emotionally about your life, the color of your skin does not matter. Bill Duke Read Quote
By healing the internal issues that we can heal as a people, our children don’t have to suffer the same agony and pain that we put each other through. Bill Duke Read Quote
It’s assumed that light-skinned women have no problems or issues, but they are judged before you know who they are. Bill Duke Read Quote
The largest country with the largest consumption of skin bleach in the world is India. Indian men are bleaching their skin because, in terms of marriage, if your skin is dark, it’s assumed you work in a field. If your skin is lighter, it’s assumed you work in an office because you’re not getting enough sun. Indian men are bleaching their skin. Bill Duke Read Quote
Dark skin is considered less than light skin in the in the minds of many in our community and in the media. Bill Duke Read Quote
