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.
RUSSELL SIMMONSNo 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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Cruelty is cruelty, whether it’s cruelty to children, to the elderly, to dogs and cats, or to chickens.
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If you just remember to breathe and smile before you act, you’ll always make the right decision.
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Those who need nothing attract everything.
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Judgment of the people in the situation is not helpful. How can you help them is the question.
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That was never my intention to compete with the Oscars.
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I think I’m less afraid of failure than some others.
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Never change for the mainstream—stay in your lane, and if you’re talented and resilient enough the mainstream will come to you.
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I don’t miss my prayers and I don’t miss my yoga. Those things are important to me.
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American democracy is spoiled by people buying everything in sight and then selling and buying everything in sight, including our politicians.
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I can’t pay my [bills]. I can’t go to work. My car is out of gas.
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Meditation can reintroduce you to the part that’s been missing.
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I used to think anxiety and insomnia drove me to success, but it was the stillness that let me be good at anything. When you extend the seconds of stillness, that’s when you’re able to think and learn.
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Embrace struggle… It is your greatest teacher.
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You have to live your life as if you are already where you want to be.
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Well, it’s the last step of the Civil Rights Movement: you know, wrap your hands around some money.
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