"I read the script, and I knew it was a good part. It was written for a white actor. That's what I'm up against - I have to try to make roles happen for me that aren't written black."

-- Gregory Hines

#White Quotes #Black Quotes #Trying Quotes

“When anything bad happens, my insecurities come flooding out.”
“Anybody that I can work with that will help improve the lives of New Yorkers, I will work with that person.”
“First I found [Elvis] to be a gentleman and then a gentle man. I found he could be sensitive to small issues. For someone of his stature there is very little for him to notice, ya know? He's so insulated by the people who surround him and by his own popularity. And yet Elvis will still find little things. He'll take the time to be gentle with people.”
“The fact that 98 percent of women in [the U.S.] who are sexually experienced say they use birth control doesn't make sex any less sacred. It just means that they're getting to make choices about their lives.”
“If a jerk burns the flag, America is not threatened, democracy is not under siege, freedom is not at risk.”
“It doesn't matter to me what the genre is.”
“Forgive and call back the energy wasted on past events.”
“I can just put my head down and train hard.”

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