When 'Real People' aired in 1979, we did OK in Los Angeles and New York. What kept that show from being canceled were the ratings from the middle of the country, and that's what kept us in the top five.… — Byron Allen Copy Share Image
I personally knew and worked with Sammy Davis, Jr. Sammy hired me to open for him at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas when I… — Byron Allen Copy Share Image
Black America now has the power to achieve economic inclusion, which we rightfully deserve because we built this country. This is a conversation that… — Byron Allen Copy Share Image
I'm not chasing independence, I'm chasing Walt Disney. I'm looking for a large piece of that box-office pie, not a tiny piece of that… — Byron Allen Copy Share Image
It's odd to say we had our first African American president before our first African-American-owned movie studio, but we're making progress. — Byron Allen Copy Share Image
We need one America - one that includes housing, education, jobs, access to capital, and economic inclusion for every American. This will create a… — Byron Allen Copy Share Image
What we have to do is get the corporations to understand you must include African-American-owned media. — Byron Allen Copy Share Image
There has to be a place carved out for independents, films where the heroes don't fly around in capes, but there are journeys and… — Byron Allen Copy Share Image
When you start punishing and censoring comedians, that's a real bad sign of us as Americans losing our First Amendment rights. As a comedian,… — Byron Allen Copy Share Image
I'm listening to the audience. Too many people in Hollywood make what they want to see and not what we want to see. I'm… — Byron Allen Copy Share Image
When 'Real People' aired in 1979, we did OK in Los Angeles and New York. What kept that show from being canceled were the… — Byron Allen Copy Share Image
Al Sharpton is not important. He's nothing more than a black pawn in a very sophisticated white economic chess game. — Byron Allen Copy Share Image
I think you develop strong instincts when you're a comedian. You have to pay your bills by making people laugh every six seconds... or… — Byron Allen Copy Share Image
