"One of the things I have an allergic reaction to playing, especially as a black actor, is the mandatory kind of best friend/cop/detective type. You will never see me in that movie."

-- David Oyelowo

#Friendship Quotes #Black Quotes #Detectives Quotes

“Embrace the unpredictable and unexpected. It is the path to the infinitely creative in you.”
“February... Bending from Heaven, in azure mirth, It kissed the forehead of the Earth, And smiled upon the silent sea, And bade the frozen streams be free, And waked to music all their fountains, And breathed upon the frozen mountains...”
“I stay in my lane of assignment and do what I'm supposed to do in life.”

Source : Source: culteducation.com
“This is my vision-what I imagine I'll pass through on my way to the light. The blue sky, the clouds, the rays of light.”
“Inside every working anarchy, there's an Old Boy Network..”
“Innovation, in the minds of people, cannot be something extremely cheap. If you are an average person and you hear that something that is much better than cigarettes comes to the market at the cheapest possible price, you'll not trust it. This is the reason we didn't initially manufacture in China, because you need to create that credibility. Over time you need to make the products available and affordable to different categories of people.”
“They'll torture you for months before killing you if you run" Otis shrugged, as if this was an everyday occurrence.”
“Before college, I acted in my room, to classical music, because music tells stories. I'd put on a record and proceed, silently. I'd keep putting the needle back to a certain segment because I hadn't died well enough. I had to really, really feel dead. I'd love to do a death scene.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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