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> [I love beautiful black-and-white movies - anything Bette Davis, especially 'Now', 'Voyager', 'Casablanca', 'Mildred Pierce'; anything by Orson Welles, Truffaut, or Godard; and 'Paper Moon' by Peter Bogdanovich.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/i-love-beautiful-black-and-white-movies-anything-bette-davis/)

[Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/)

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## More by Suzan-Lori Parks

> [“The plays should have the half-life of plutonium.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/the-plays-should-have-the-half-life-of-plutonium/)

[Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/)

> [I like to give and get basically anything (I love to read) but especially fiction and poetry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/i-like-to-give-and-get-basically-anything-i-love-to-read-but/)

[Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/)

> [Be bold. Envision yourself living a life that you love. Believe, even if you can only muster your faith for just this moment, believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/be-bold-envision-yourself-living-a-life-that-you-love-believe-even-if/)

[Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/)

> [Quality is like quantity, but there's a lot less of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/quality-is-like-quantity-but-there-s-a-lot-less-of-it/)

[Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/)

> [I don't consciously start writing a play that involves issues. After it's done, I sit back like everyone else and think about what it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/i-don-t-consciously-start-writing-a-play-that-involves-issues-after/)

[Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/)

> [The writer has two kinds of faith: actual writing and sitting openly. Have faith in your personal effort or sweat. And faith in God,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/the-writer-has-two-kinds-of-faith-actual-writing-and-sitting-openly/)

[Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/)

> [My father was in the Army and we moved around a lot, and one of my favorite places was the library.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/my-father-was-in-the-army-and-we-moved-around-a-lot-and-one-of-my/)

[Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/)

> [I learned that if we embrace what's happening, we are also embracing what is possible - and a road opens up for God to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/i-learned-that-if-we-embrace-what-s-happening-we-are-also-embracing/)

[Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/)

> [My plays are for the kind of black people who relate to funk music, to Parliament-Funkadelic. When those guys get out of a spaceship…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/my-plays-are-for-the-kind-of-black-people-who-relate-to-funk-music-to/)

[Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/)

> [I knew that I was learning one of the most important lessons of my life: that instead of waiting for the perfect opportunity, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/i-knew-that-i-was-learning-one-of-the-most-important-lessons-of-my/)

[Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/)

> [ The first time I went over to \[my director's\] house, he said to me, This is a very strange play. I was pleased that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/the-first-time-i-went-over-to-my-director-s-house-he-said-to-me-this/)

[Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/)

> [One could get locked in by the Pulitzer, thinking, 'This is who I am.' Doors open with it, but doors in your mind could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/one-could-get-locked-in-by-the-pulitzer-thinking-this-is-who-i-am/)

[Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/)

> [People ask me when I decided to become a playwright, and I tell them I decide to do it every day. Most days it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/people-ask-me-when-i-decided-to-become-a-playwright-and-i-tell-them-i/)

[Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/)

> [I realized that my circumstances, while causing me despair and heartbreak, also held great possibility, if only I could see it. I knew that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/i-realized-that-my-circumstances-while-causing-me-despair-and/)

[Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/)

> [Some people think I am an issue-oriented writer, but I've never said to myself, I'm gong to write about such-and-such an issue - that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/some-people-think-i-am-an-issue-oriented-writer-but-i-ve-never-said/)

[Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/)

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