Ninety percent of the time, you're going to hear no. It took me seven years to make 'Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored.' Nobody wanted to see the movie made. I got the movie made. — Tim Reid Copy Share Image
What helped me get the part was that I turned it down. When I read the script, Venus was just a black guy who came in wearing a big coat and a hat and making jive talk. I'd been up… — Tim Reid Copy Share Image
Life is not without a little adventure, Adventure is not without a little danger, Success is not without a little failure — Tim Reid Copy Share Image
Why would you create a movie for black people if you don't understand the history and perspective of the people you are doing it… — Tim Reid Copy Share Image
Just having hope ain't going to cut it. You've got to have hope, passion and skills. — Tim Reid Copy Share Image
Black people don't even question things any more, they simply follow the lead. — Tim Reid Copy Share Image
When the media defines something, you have to question: Is it the definition that you want applied to your culture? I'm trying to determine… — Tim Reid Copy Share Image
Ninety percent of the time, you're going to hear no. It took me seven years to make 'Once Upon a Time... When We Were… — Tim Reid Copy Share Image
The name of the game is efficiency; we have to play that game with our toys and our brains. — Tim Reid Copy Share Image
What helped me get the part was that I turned it down. When I read the script, Venus was just a black guy who… — Tim Reid Copy Share Image
A film should be an experience. You should feel something. It should motivate you to feel something. — Tim Reid Copy Share Image
How did we suddenly become entranced with gangster culture? I saw it this morning on campus. When did the black community say we should… — Tim Reid Copy Share Image
