People are quick to make monuments of anything they live long enough to control. — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
For black people, being around white people is sometimes like taking care of babies you don't like. — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
I'm attracted to people who work their little plot of land and cultivate it and cultivate it. — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
I'm one of those crazy people who have to write every day. Otherwise, I feel really sort of despondent, and it's because… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
I was so well loved by my mother that if people have any expectations of me I really don't notice because I'm… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
Great sadness can be off putting, hard to comprehend, especially if it hasn't been your experience. It's amazing for me to know… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
I'm not one of those people who's against all-black productions of Tennessee Williams plays, but there are lot more complex and natural… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
People approach people of color with preconceived ideas. I don't think this is just restricted to white people, but I think that… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
For black people, being around white people is sometimes like taking care of babies you don't like, babies who throw up on… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
I used to always love taking photos, but I would always give a camera away to someone else. Now I don't give… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
Julius Eastman is the kind of American genius not enough people know about. — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
I think that you don't really want to write a book that doesn't really move people and doesn't get them to think. — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
Images are really powerful. People fall in love with images, and as a way of falling in love with someone because they're… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
Challenging is good, like good conversation, yes? Who wants to have dinner with the same old easy listening music sounding friends all the time? — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
I think someone like Khandi Alexander, who's now on 'Treme,' is one of the most extraordinary actresses I've seen in years. But she's dependent… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
I have not seen 'The Lion King.' I don't do black folklore. And I'm black. — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
I think you're not really teaching anyone unless you're learning yourself. — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
I used to always love taking photos, but I would always give a camera away to someone else. Now I don't give the camera… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
If I feel like I haven't really tapped into the essence of the story when I do an assignment, I may revisit it on… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
Great sadness can be off putting, hard to comprehend, especially if it hasn't been your experience. It's amazing for me to know now that… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
I think that Tyler Perry's genius really has been to tap into the domestic market. He knows what his audience is based on, having… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
I thought of the structure as musical. The first piece, for instance, contains the names/subject matter of every person to come in the book.… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
