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> [I know where the people are and I know how talented people are. Sometimes they aren't given opportunities because people come with their own biases about what Bahamians can do, especially if they're foreign productions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kareem-mortimer/i-know-where-the-people-are-and-i-know-how-talented-people-are/)

[Kareem Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kareem-mortimer/)

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## More by Kareem Mortimer

> [If Cargo is a catalyst to spark policy, that would be great. The more we're able to use it as an educational tool, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kareem-mortimer/if-cargo-is-a-catalyst-to-spark-policy-that-would-be-great-the-more/)

[Kareem Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kareem-mortimer/)

> [The Bahamas is a small population. But it plays a lot bigger than the population suggests. You feel close to everything. Everything that happens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kareem-mortimer/the-bahamas-is-a-small-population-but-it-plays-a-lot-bigger-than-the/)

[Kareem Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kareem-mortimer/)

> [The Bahamas has a lot to say about the issues that affect it - the specific issues that also affect other communities. It offers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kareem-mortimer/the-bahamas-has-a-lot-to-say-about-the-issues-that-affect-it-the/)

[Kareem Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kareem-mortimer/)

> [I made Children of God because I had to make it. And with Cargo, I also felt like I had to. The impulse comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kareem-mortimer/i-made-children-of-god-because-i-had-to-make-it-and-with-cargo-i-also/)

[Kareem Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kareem-mortimer/)

> [When I write, I actually hear the characters speak. Almost like an actor - even though I'm not an actor at all - getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kareem-mortimer/when-i-write-i-actually-hear-the-characters-speak-almost-like-an/)

[Kareem Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kareem-mortimer/)

> [I thought back to a childhood memory: the first dead body I'd ever seen was the body of an immigrant washed up on shore.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kareem-mortimer/i-thought-back-to-a-childhood-memory-the-first-dead-body-i-d-ever/)

[Kareem Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kareem-mortimer/)

> [The best part of writing is thinking about the story. And then everything else takes a lot of discipline.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kareem-mortimer/the-best-part-of-writing-is-thinking-about-the-story-and-then/)

[Kareem Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kareem-mortimer/)

> [I think that people always get what they deserve - whether you're around to see it or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kareem-mortimer/i-think-that-people-always-get-what-they-deserve-whether-you-re/)

[Kareem Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kareem-mortimer/)

> [I know where the people are and I know how talented people are. Sometimes they aren't given opportunities because people come with their own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kareem-mortimer/i-know-where-the-people-are-and-i-know-how-talented-people-are/)

[Kareem Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kareem-mortimer/)

> [Documentaries were necessary for my growth as a person. I grew up very sheltered and it was a form of expressing myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kareem-mortimer/documentaries-were-necessary-for-my-growth-as-a-person-i-grew-up-very/)

[Kareem Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kareem-mortimer/)

> [I think I want the best for my country. I can make work that makes us examine some truths about ourselves - that would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kareem-mortimer/i-think-i-want-the-best-for-my-country-i-can-make-work-that-makes-us/)

[Kareem Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kareem-mortimer/)

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