Labels cloud our vision and distract us from seeing how much we have in common with one another.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThe reason I got a break in Hollywood when I moved here a few years ago is my good buddy, who I was on the beach with when he was a publicist, is now the chairman of HBO.
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No matter where you want to go, as long as you follow your path with faith, dedication and hard work, you are going to get there.
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It’s always marketeers building their own careers.
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No one wants to sell to just 12% of the population for the entire length of their careers. It creates a difficult and less-profitable environment. But Hollywood has lived with that limiting mantra, and only a few black stars have managed to break through.
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The seconds of presence are where most inspiration comes. There are sunsets that promote it.
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I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
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A person’s strength is to know their weaknesses.
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The research shows that if you meditate, the mind becomes still, and they can see the functionality and gray matter in the brain increase, the nervous system calm, the immune system improve and a reduction in stress.
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No matter where you’re from or what you’ve done, you’re never stuck in a particular circumstance, relationship, or cycle unless you say you are.
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I ask everyone – white Hollywood and black Hollywood – to get outside of your comfort zone and make friends. That’s where they’re going to learn from each other, and that’s where they’re going to make better movies and make Hollywood a better place.
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The always-connected culture isn’t as much a contributor as Grace might think. The nervous mind, the monkey mind, will create its own noise. It doesn’t need a new toy.
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Stay in your lane. If you’re good enough, people will move to you.
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In the end, the overriding factor in whether or not you realize your dreams is going to be you. Not the world. YOU.
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I have a pilot called The Re-Education of Oliver Cooper starring the white kid from Project X where follows a black girl to a black university, like in Legally Blonde. I have so many fun projects.
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Your purpose is to act on the resources God gives you. If God gives you a bucket of fish, you have to distribute those fish. If you don’t, they’re going to rot, attract a bunch of flies, and start stinking up your soul.
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They’re lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture.
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