"When I became a director, I wanted to convince a very reluctant Sidney into allowing me to go on the journey of his life. Sidney had gone ahead of every other African American actor."

-- Lee Grant

#Journey Quotes #African American Quotes #Directors Quotes

“My joy, my grief, my hope, my love, Did all within this circle move!”
“Nevertheless, as is a frequent occurrence in science, a general hypothesis was constructed from a few specific instances of a phenomenon.”
“I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.”
“I'm big on my kids being conventionally polite, and it works really well for them.”
“It occurred to me then that it was in times of struggle that I found the best parts of myself - courage, loyalty, an unexpected peace - and I always discovered what I needed to break through and go on.”
“I lead two totally separate lives. There are times when I have to slip into rock star mode.”

Source : "Patton Oswalt Was Once a Young Adult, Has Aged, Reflects". Interview with Aaron Hills, www.villagevoice.com. December 7, 2011.
“On the one hand, it is in and through creative minds that the community fulfils itself at its best and reaches its highest forms; and on the other, it is from them that the community recovers the social substance with which it had nourished them, transfigured by their creative alchemy into a still higher social substance. The creative evolution of his community and his own creative evolution must always be the two earnest purposes of the individual. Its own creative evolution and that of the individuals in its midst must always be the two earnest purposes of the community.”

Source : "Essays with a Purpose".
“Everybody reacts differently. For me defeat lingers around for different time periods. I can dwell on some for five minutes or sometimes I can still be thinking about it a week later. It all comes down to experience. You need to reflect on your mistakes and move on. Luckily you always get the opportunity to turn things around in your next performance.”

Source : Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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