I didn't come up in a culture or society that looked on me as a movie star. I was the bad guy. I was fortunate enough to be cast in some roles that weren't bad, were positive. — Bill Duke Copy Share Image
It's assumed that light-skinned women have no problems or issues, but they are judged before you know who they are. — Bill Duke Copy Share
I'm a very private person, not much of a party person. That's how I keep my sanity. — Bill Duke Copy Share
Do I see people working harder than me? I can't imagine that but if I do it inspires me to work harder. — Bill Duke Copy Share
I could direct a very decent Holocaust film, but I don't have the same experience as a young boy who was rocked to sleep… — Bill Duke Copy Share
My father worked three jobs, my mother worked two, seven days a week sometimes. And they wouldn't take welfare or social assistance, they were… — Bill Duke Copy Share
I enjoyed 'Predator' a lot, and also 'Get Rich and Die Tryin'.' I really enjoyed that role and playing the O.G. — Bill Duke Copy Share
I've been very selfish and the women in my life have hated that because of my work ethic. I try not to bring my… — Bill Duke Copy Share
By healing the internal issues that we can heal as a people, our children don't have to suffer the same agony and pain that… — Bill Duke Copy Share
I don't say, 'Francis Ford Coppola, what a wonderful Italian-American director.' I judge him based on his film, his craft, his art. That's the… — Bill Duke Copy Share
Well, in the '80s and '70s, with the exception of Sidney Poitier and Brock Peters, maybe Ivan Dixon, if you were as big and… — Bill Duke Copy Share
I'm an American, but being a black American, my experience is a particular one, my struggles have been particular. — Bill Duke Copy Share
How can you compare 'Hollywood Shuffle,' financed through the director's credit cards, and 'Apocalypse Now?' You have to take into consideration the conditions under… — Bill Duke Copy Share
It really upsets me that the media insists on turning 'Do the Right Thing' or 'Boyz N the Hood' into 'black films.' They are… — Bill Duke Copy Share
Television is an excellent training ground for a director. If you work consistently in television, as I did, you have to come in on… — Bill Duke Copy Share
