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title: "2 James Baldwin Quotes By KiKi Layne"
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> [It means so much to be a part of bringing James Baldwin's words to life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-layne/it-means-so-much-to-be-a-part-of-bringing-james-baldwin-s-words-to/)

[KiKi Layne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-layne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25a/kiki-layne-6343_baldwin_it-means-so-much-to-be-a-part-of-bringin_612148.jpg)

> [As much as I love to slay a red carpet hitting the ground running with 'Beale Street' and 'Native Son,' representing two such important voices in James Baldwin and Richard Wright let people know that I'm an artist and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-layne/as-much-as-i-love-to-slay-a-red-carpet-hitting-the-ground-running/)

[KiKi Layne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-layne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/123/kiki-layne-6343_art_as-much-as-i-love-to-slay-a-red-carpet-h_2997330.jpg)

## Other authors on James Baldwin

## More by KiKi Layne

> [I feel there's a really raw quality in the Chicago theater community that's really special.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-layne/i-feel-there-s-a-really-raw-quality-in-the-chicago-theater-community/)

[KiKi Layne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-layne/)

> [Instead of asking for permission, we're seeing more artists and creatives taking control over the stories we tell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-layne/instead-of-asking-for-permission-we-re-seeing-more-artists-and/)

[KiKi Layne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-layne/)

> [Most Sagittariuses start off really reserved. You gotta check people out, see what they're about, and then once we decide you're cool, then that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-layne/most-sagittariuses-start-off-really-reserved-you-gotta-check-people/)

[KiKi Layne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-layne/)

> [Seeing all of these beautiful brown faces and having that patience for them to live in whatever it was that they were living in;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-layne/seeing-all-of-these-beautiful-brown-faces-and-having-that-patience/)

[KiKi Layne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-layne/)

> [Like, no, I can really be queen of the universe. I can be president. I can be, I don't know, an alien from Venus.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-layne/like-no-i-can-really-be-queen-of-the-universe-i-can-be-president-i/)

[KiKi Layne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-layne/)

> [I'm very grateful that 'Beale Street' was that opportunity for me to be introduced to the industry in that way and have some doors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-layne/i-m-very-grateful-that-beale-street-was-that-opportunity-for-me-to-be/)

[KiKi Layne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-layne/)

> [When you hear these stories about different cases of police brutality, don't even just make that person just another hashtag, another statistic. That is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-layne/when-you-hear-these-stories-about-different-cases-of-police-brutality/)

[KiKi Layne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-layne/)

> [To see a young black woman being loved for just who she is - her hair, her skin, her clothes - is powerful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-layne/to-see-a-young-black-woman-being-loved-for-just-who-she-is-her-hair/)

[KiKi Layne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-layne/)

> [The only thing I'm sure of is that I want to keep doing work that speaks to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-layne/the-only-thing-i-m-sure-of-is-that-i-want-to-keep-doing-work-that/)

[KiKi Layne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-layne/)

> [I'm not going to sit around and wait for some old studio executive to decide my career path.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-layne/i-m-not-going-to-sit-around-and-wait-for-some-old-studio-executive-to/)

[KiKi Layne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-layne/)

> [Making films is such a large, collaborative effort and there's so many people who are a part of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-layne/making-films-is-such-a-large-collaborative-effort-and-there-s-so-many/)

[KiKi Layne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-layne/)

> [I remember growing up and feeling like I didn't really see much of myself represented. Or if I did, there were only a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-layne/i-remember-growing-up-and-feeling-like-i-didn-t-really-see-much-of/)

[KiKi Layne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-layne/)

> [It means so much to be a part of bringing James Baldwin's words to life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-layne/it-means-so-much-to-be-a-part-of-bringing-james-baldwin-s-words-to/)

[KiKi Layne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-layne/)

> [We all have those moments when you're sitting in your feelings and you're sitting in your thoughts and you're taking in what your current…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-layne/we-all-have-those-moments-when-you-re-sitting-in-your-feelings-and/)

[KiKi Layne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-layne/)

> [I don't want to be put into a box.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-layne/i-don-t-want-to-be-put-into-a-box/)

[KiKi Layne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-layne/)

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