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> [We need to be critical of the police and power structure, we need to stand back and solve these problems, and films need to point to that. There are too many stories that end happily and say very little about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-burnett/we-need-to-be-critical-of-the-police-and-power-structure-we-need-to/)

[Charles Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-burnett/)

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## More by Charles Burnett

> [Coming from the South and growing up in L.A. where it was so segregated - worse than the South in many ways - all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-burnett/coming-from-the-south-and-growing-up-in-l-a-where-it-was-so/)

[Charles Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-burnett/)

> [There are advances in technology and enabling voices, but there are issues with the stories themselves. I think people of color are still not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-burnett/there-are-advances-in-technology-and-enabling-voices-but-there-are/)

[Charles Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-burnett/)

> [I always wanted to do a story on the blues that not only reflected its nature and its content, but also alludes to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-burnett/i-always-wanted-to-do-a-story-on-the-blues-that-not-only-reflected/)

[Charles Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-burnett/)

> [With non-professionals, there's a lot of time you have to allocate to getting what you want with them, but also you cast based on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-burnett/with-non-professionals-there-s-a-lot-of-time-you-have-to-allocate-to/)

[Charles Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-burnett/)

> [We need to be critical of the police and power structure, we need to stand back and solve these problems, and films need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-burnett/we-need-to-be-critical-of-the-police-and-power-structure-we-need-to/)

[Charles Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-burnett/)

> [Heraldry is the fusion of fact and fancy, myth and manner, romance and reality. It is an exuberant union of family, art, and history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-burnett/heraldry-is-the-fusion-of-fact-and-fancy-myth-and-manner-romance-and/)

[Charles Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-burnett/)

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